Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G3260 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 G3260 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 3.3 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 G3260 @ 3.30GHz, Intel Pentium CPU G3260 @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q2 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 84.75

Overall Rank:
3564th fastest in multithreading out of 5821 CPUs
2148th fastest in single threading out of 5821 CPUs
989th fastest in out of 1557 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $24.78 USD (2026-02-28)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2100

Single Thread Rating

1854

Samples: 497*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 3,278
Thread: 1,929

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	7,261 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,591 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	16 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,742 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	451.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	35,630 KBytes/Sec
Physics	207 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,344 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,854 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 15th of March 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 13th of March 2026

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 13th of March 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,413
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,255
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,934
Apple M4 10 Core		23,685
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,596
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,075
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,677
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,642
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,130
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz		2,100

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		192.75
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		167.47
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		144.67
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.55
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.88
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz		84.75
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		47.71
Intel Core i5-12400F		45.21
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,693
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,599
Apple M4 10 Core		4,514
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,885
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,675
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,366
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,913
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz		1,854

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3339863 - Mar 10 2026		1378
BL3332949 - Mar 07 2026		2284
BL3312518 - Feb 26 2026		2253
BL3295373 - Feb 18 2026		2194
BL3263806 - Feb 04 2026		1781

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz		2,100
AMD PRO A4-8350B vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,690 (-19.5%)
Intel Celeron G1840 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,785 (-15.0%)
Intel Pentium G4400 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		2,564 (+22.1%)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,939 (-7.7%)
AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,811 (-13.8%)
Intel Pentium G3220T @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,652 (-21.3%)
Intel Pentium G2010 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,629 (-22.4%)
AMD A8-6500 APU vs Intel Pentium G3260		2,541 (+21.0%)
Intel Pentium G3220 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,887 (-10.1%)
AMD A6 PRO-7400B vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,640 (-21.9%)
AMD A4-4000 APU vs Intel Pentium G3260		1,158 (-44.9%)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs Intel Pentium G3260		2,456 (+17.0%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of March 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,427
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,266
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,611
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,523
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,389
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,373
Intel Core Ultra 9 290K Plus		10,291
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,163
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,792
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,443
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.30GHz		373

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