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Intel Pentium G3258

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Differences What are the advantages of each

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Reasons to consider the
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Is unlocked Yes vs No Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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 
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 
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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Comments

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Jonas (03:38 PM, July 4, 2015)
Look at the framedrops with g3258 before you buy! I myself made this mistake =( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxUPJdcChzE
NukeMan101 (05:58 AM, July 4, 2015)
The difference of 1600 mhz ram over 1333mhz ram is not worth to consisder.In most of the case you won't notice any different.
mara keth (08:13 AM, April 26, 2015)
mine runs on 2666 mhz asrock on z97 pro 4. it depends on motherboard and on you cpu's IMC(varies on exemplary).
Names are for noobs (07:22 AM, March 22, 2015)
And, the Pentium can't use 1600MHz ram
axer (07:20 AM, March 22, 2015)
Well, they didn't mention that the pentium can't operate with 1600MHz ram, only 1333
JustARealist (10:41 PM, March 16, 2015)
Sorry, these results are crap. The i3 is faster than the pentium in EVERY situation, because of its bigger L3-Cache and higher clock speed. You cannot take one obviously messed up benchmark result and recommend the CPU based on pretty much only that. The only reasons for the pentium are OC and price. Not only does the i3 have higher single core performance, but also does it vaporize the pentium in games and apps that use more than 2 threads. In games the i3 can get a lead of around 30%. Stop giving people wrong ideas!
Raul Alexander (07:22 PM, January 27, 2015)
The Core i3 is better on every task dude... also Geek Bench is a piece of crap and should not be used by anyone it benefits Intel because of the single core performance (Y)
zoe (03:39 PM, January 27, 2015)
Brute performence? 1000pts dif in GeekBench?
Raul Alexander (09:11 AM, January 25, 2015)
For the price difference yes you should totally go for the Pentium G3258 it is a bang for your buck, but for pure brute performance you should go fo the Core i3 4160.
nismo (06:00 AM, January 19, 2015)
impressive. I'd go for the pentium :D
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