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Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G3258 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: FCLGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.2 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 53 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3258 @ 3.20GHz, Intel Pentium CPU G3258 @ 3.20GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2014

CPUmark/$Price: 34.96

Overall Rank:
3443rd fastest in multithreading out of 5444 CPUs
2070th fastest in single threading out of 5444 CPUs
971st fastest in out of 1475 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $59.00 USD (2025-08-18)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
2063
Single Thread Rating
1833

Samples: 2585*
*Margin for error: Low



PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,315
Thread: 1,920

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz

Integer Math7,195 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,571 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting4,767 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption435.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression35,041 KBytes/Sec
Physics217 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions1,313 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,833 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 8th of November 2025
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 8th of November 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$59.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K
 58,561
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,422
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 38,961
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,152
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,848
Intel Core i5-12400F
 19,513
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,117
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,686
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,146
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
 2,063
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 256.33
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 183.61
Intel Core i9-14900K
 130.43
Intel Core i5-12400F
 126.19
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 118.68
Intel Core i9-13900K
 103.40
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 47.80
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
 34.96
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K
 4,697
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,602
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,678
Intel Core i5-12400F
 3,485
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,468
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,364
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,916
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,561
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
 1,833
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2998665 - Oct 23 2025
2264
BL2930666 - Sep 24 2025
2078
BL2923920 - Sep 21 2025
2259
BL2836991 - Aug 14 2025
2206
BL2822171 - Aug 08 2025
2181
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
 2,063
Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258
 2,017 (-2.2%)
Intel Pentium G3440 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258
 2,202 (+6.7%)
Intel Celeron G1850 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258
 1,907 (-7.6%)
Intel Celeron G1830 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258
 1,560 (-24.4%)
AMD A8-6500B APU vs Intel Pentium G3258
 2,519 (+22.1%)
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258
 2,099 (+1.7%)
Intel Pentium G3420 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258
 2,022 (-2.0%)
AMD A6-7400K APU vs Intel Pentium G3258
 1,686 (-18.3%)
AMD A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3258
 1,876 (-9.0%)
Intel Pentium G3250T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258
 1,813 (-12.1%)
Intel Celeron G1620 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258
 1,586 (-23.1%)
Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G3258
 1,554 (-24.7%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,422
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,136
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,256
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,802
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,505
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,496
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,271
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,780
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D
 9,613
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,502
Intel Core Ultra 9 285
 9,484
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,427
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz
 382