Intel Pentium G3258 vs Core i3 4160

older Released April, 2014

Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G3258

Is unlocked

Yes

Pairing it with something like the R9 280X and a 1920x1080 monitor will make for a really awesome gaming system that will offer strong performance and won't break the bank.

by Shawn-Baker (Jul, 2014)

older Released July, 2014

Reasons to buy the Core i3 4160

More threads

Much better turbo clock speed

1,150 MHz

	Performance
	Benchmark performance using all cores
Pentium G3258 7.6 Core i3 4160 7.8 Core i3 4130 7.8
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more

	Single-core Performance
	Individual core benchmark performance
Pentium G3258 7.9 Core i3 4160 8.8 Core i3 4130 8.4
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more

	Integrated Graphics
	Integrated GPU performance for graphics
Pentium G3258 5.2 Core i3 4160 5.8 Core i3 4130 6.0
Fire Strike

	Integrated Graphics (OpenCL)
	Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing
Pentium G3258 6.5 Core i3 4160 7.0 Core i3 4130 7.2
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more

	Performance per Watt
	How efficiently does the processor use electricity?
Pentium G3258 7.2 Core i3 4160 7.8 Core i3 4130 7.9
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

	Value
	Are you paying a premium for performance?
Pentium G3258 n.d. Core i3 4160 10.0 Core i3 4130 10.0
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more

8.4	CPUBoss Score
	Combination of all six facets
Pentium G3258 7.1 Core i3 4160 8.4 Core i3 4130 8.5

Winner
Intel Pentium G3258

CPUBoss recommends the Intel Pentium G3258 based on its overclocking.

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Intel Pentium G3258

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Is unlocked

Yes

Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Reasons to consider the
Intel Core i3 4160

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More threads

Twice as many threads

Much better turbo clock speed

1,150 MHz

1,100 MHz

Around 5% better turbo clock speed

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

summary	Pentium G3258	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	3.4 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	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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