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| Intel Pentium G3258 vs AMD Athlon X4 860K |
Released April, 2014
Intel Pentium G3258
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G3258
![]() | Has a built-in GPU Yes | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 43.06W |
![]() | Significantly newer manufacturing process 22 nm | ![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 46.43 $/year |
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Released August, 2014
AMD Athlon X4 860K
- 3.7 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Athlon X4 860K
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.7 GHz | ![]() | More cores 4 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 43.06W | vs | 77.19W | Around 45% lower typical power consumption | |||
Significantly newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 28 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 46.43 $/year | vs | 83.22 $/year | Around 45% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 12.77 $/year | vs | 22.89 $/year | Around 45% lower annual home energy cost | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.42 GHz | vs | 4.37 GHz | Almost the same | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.6 GHz | vs | 4.45 GHz | Around 5% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.7 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 15% higher clock speed | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G3258 vs Athlon X4 860K
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3258
5,897
Athlon X4 860K
7,520
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3258
3,241
Athlon X4 860K
2,478
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3258
231,200 MB/s
Athlon X4 860K
2,290,000 MB/s
Cinebench R10 32-Bit
Pentium G3258
11,799
Athlon X4 860K
14,083
Cinebench R10 32-Bit (Single Core)
Pentium G3258
6,141
Athlon X4 860K
4,146
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Pentium G3258
3,919
Athlon X4 860K
5,468
PassMark (Single Core)
Pentium G3258
2,149
Athlon X4 860K
1,596
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G3258 | vs | Athlon X4 860K |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.7 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
Is unlocked | Yes | Yes | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
F16C | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
BMI1 | |||
AMD64 | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
FMA4 | |||
FMA3 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
AMD-V | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
TBM | |||
power consumption | |||
TDP | 53W | 95W | |
Annual home energy cost | 12.77 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 46.43 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 3.41 pt/W | 9.83 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 43.06W | 77.19W |
details | Pentium G3258 | vs | Athlon X4 860K |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 28 nm | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.42 GHz | 4.37 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.6 GHz | 4.45 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.42 GHz | 4.37 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | None | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics | N/A | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | N/A | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1866 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3L-1333 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 29,866.66 MB/s |
Intel Pentium G3258 ![]() | AMD Athlon X4 860K ![]() |
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