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| Intel Pentium G3258 vs Core i3 4160 |
Released April, 2014
Intel Pentium G3258
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G3258
![]() | Is unlocked Yes | ![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.42 GHz |
![]() | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 4.6 GHz |
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Released July, 2014
Intel Core i3 4160
- 3.6 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Core i3 4160
![]() | Significantly higher clock speed 3.6 GHz | ![]() | More threads 4 |
![]() | Much better turbo clock speed 1,150 MHz |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.42 GHz | vs | 3.67 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.6 GHz | vs | 3.81 GHz | More than 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Significantly higher clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 3.2 GHz | More than 10% higher clock speed | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much better turbo clock speed | 1,150 MHz | vs | 1,100 MHz | Around 5% better turbo clock speed |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G3258 vs Core i3 4160
CompuBench 1.5 (Bitcoin mining) Data courtesy CompuBench
Pentium G3258
6.52 mHash/s
Core i3 4160
8.95 mHash/s
CompuBench 1.5 (T-Rex) Data courtesy CompuBench
Pentium G3258
0.82 fps
Core i3 4160
0.94 fps
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated Data courtesy FutureMark
Pentium G3258
2,785
Core i3 4160
2,464
Sky Diver Data courtesy FutureMark
Pentium G3258
1,872
Core i3 4160
2,194
Cloud Gate Data courtesy FutureMark
Pentium G3258
3,707
Core i3 4160
4,555
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3258
5,897
Core i3 4160
6,684
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3258
3,241
Core i3 4160
3,159
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Pentium G3258
231,200 MB/s
Core i3 4160
3,620,000 MB/s
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G3258 | vs | Core i3 4160 |
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Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Supports trusted computing | No | No | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE4 | |||
AVX | |||
SSE3 | |||
EM64T | |||
SSE | |||
SSE4.1 | |||
SSE4.2 | |||
Supplemental SSE3 | |||
AES | |||
AVX 2.0 | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 53W | 54W | |
Annual home energy cost | 12.77 $/year | 13.01 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 46.43 $/year | 47.3 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 3.41 pt/W | 12.89 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 43.06W | 43.88W | |
bus | |||
Architecture | DMI 2.0 | DMI 2.0 | |
Number of links | 0 | 0 | |
Transfer rate | 5,000 MT/s | 5,000 MT/s |
details | Pentium G3258 | vs | Core i3 4160 |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 2 | 4 | |
Manufacture process | 22 nm | 22 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 72°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.42 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.6 GHz | 3.81 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.42 GHz | 3.67 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
GPU | GPU | GPU | |
Label | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 4400 | |
Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 | |
GPU clock speed | 350 MHz | 350 MHz | |
Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | 1,150 MHz | |
memory controller | |||
Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
Memory type | |||
DDR3-1600 | |||
DDR3L-1600 | |||
DDR3-1333 | |||
DDR3L-1333 | |||
Channels | Dual Channel | Dual Channel | |
Supports ECC | Yes | Yes | |
Maximum bandwidth | 21,333.32 MB/s | 25,600 MB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32,768 MB | 32,768 MB |
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