Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G3260T 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.
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Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1150

Clockspeed: 2.9 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 35 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 4 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 4 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3260T @ 2.90GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2015

CPUmark/$Price: 37.53

Overall Rank:
3685th fastest in multithreading out of 5778 CPUs
2515th fastest in single threading out of 5778 CPUs
1041st fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $49.99 USD (2021-05-30)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1876

Single Thread Rating

1606

Samples: 16*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,933
Thread: 1,707

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz

Integer Math	6,465 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,008 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,016 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	395.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	31,678 KBytes/Sec
Physics	176 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	1,198 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,606 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 10th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 5th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 5th of February 2026.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,454
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,301
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,943
Apple M4 10 Core		23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,578
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,091
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,679
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,639
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz		1,876

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.24
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		126.29
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.64
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.37
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.97
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.62
Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz		37.53
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz		1,606

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL3201847 - Jan 10 2026		1864
BL2960620 - Oct 08 2025		1968
BL2490837 - Mar 18 2025		1913
BL2077643 - Apr 14 2024		2002
BL1385658 - Mar 22 2021		1517

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

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz		1,876
Intel Pentium G3258 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260T		2,061 (+9.9%)
AMD A4-6300 APU vs Intel Pentium G3260T		1,436 (-23.4%)
Intel Celeron G3900 @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260T		2,156 (+14.9%)
AMD A6-9500 vs Intel Pentium G3260T		1,876 (+0.0%)
Intel Pentium G2030 @ 3.00GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260T		1,768 (-5.8%)
Intel Pentium G2020 @ 2.90GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260T		1,702 (-9.3%)
Intel Pentium G3250T @ 2.80GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260T		1,818 (-3.1%)
AMD A6-9500E vs Intel Pentium G3260T		1,756 (-6.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B59 vs Intel Pentium G3260T		1,407 (-25.0%)
Intel Pentium G4500 @ 3.50GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260T		2,804 (+49.5%)
Intel Pentium G3440 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260T		2,202 (+17.4%)
Intel Pentium G2130 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Pentium G3260T		1,918 (+2.2%)

Is the Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 10th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,423
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,258
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,793
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,516
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,384
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,259
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,188
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,778
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,770
Intel Pentium G3260T @ 2.90GHz		320

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