Intel Pentium G3258 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium G3258 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 2 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2014 and belongs to the 5 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium G3258, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1150 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium G3258
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G3000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G3258 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G3258 is 3.2 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 2
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: Yes
Frequency: 3.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium G3258 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium G3258 uses the Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1), which has 80 texture shaders and 10 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.15 GHz
Execution units: 10
Shaders: 80
Max. GPU Memory: 2.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 7.5
Direct X: 11.1
Technology: 22 nm
Release date: Q4/2012

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 32.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR3-1600
Max. Memory: 32.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 21.3 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 53 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 53 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G3258 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 3.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1150
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 3.0 MB
Architecture: Haswell S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2014
Release price: 65 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-3240T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
4953
4953
Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
4936
4936
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
4936
4936
Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
4936
4936
Intel Pentium G3450
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
4910
4910

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron G3930T
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
2857
2857
Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
2845
2845
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
2845
2845
Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
2845
2845
Intel Core i3-4330T
2C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
2840
2840

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron N5095A
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2227
2227
Intel Celeron N5095
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2227
2227
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
2173
2173
AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
2163
2163
Intel Core i7-2720QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
2137
2137

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
2064
2064
Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
2062
2062
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
2062
2062
Intel Celeron 6305
2C 2T @ 1.8 GHz
2062
2062
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400
4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz
2061
2061

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1583
1583
Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
1583
1583
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1582
1582
AMD Phenom II X4 840T
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
1578
1578
Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1577
1577

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium G3460
2C 2T @ 3.5 GHz
1402
1402
Intel Core i3-4330TE
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1400
1400
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1396
1396
UNISOC T700
NoneC NoneT @ --
1392
1392
Intel Core i7-870S
4C 8T @ 2.66 GHz
1391
1391

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-6500
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
923
923
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
921
921
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
917
917
Intel Core i3-8100
4C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
912
912
Intel Core i5-4670
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
908
908

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
721
721
Intel Pentium G4400T
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
721
721
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
721
721
Intel Core i7-4712MQ
4C 8T @ 2.3 GHz
721
721
Intel Pentium G4400T
2C 2T @ 2.9 GHz
721
721

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
693
693
Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz
685
685
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
685
685
Intel Core i3-540
2C 4T @ 3.06 GHz
685
685
Intel Core i5-2450M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
682
682

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.1 GHz
669
669
Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
667
667
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
667
667
Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
667
667
Intel Core i5-4300Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
665
665

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4210U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
449
449
Intel Core i3-7100U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
448
448
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
443
443
AMD Athlon II X4 600e
4C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
438
438
Intel Core i7-3667U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
420
420

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
242
242
Intel Celeron G5900T
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
242
242
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
242
242
Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
242
242
Intel Celeron G5900E
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
242
242

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-3210M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
231
231
Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
231
231
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
231
231
AMD A10-9700
4C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
231
231
Intel Core m3-8100Y
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
231
231

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD A4-4000
2C 2T @ 3.0 GHz
184
184
AMD A4-5150M
2C 2T @ 2.7 GHz
184
184
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
184
184
AMD A4-5300B
2C 2T @ 3.4 GHz
184
184
Intel Pentium G3440
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
184
184

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
17.5
17.5
Intel Pentium G3440
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
17.5
17.5
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
17.5
17.5
Intel Core i5-4260U
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
17.5
17.5
Intel Pentium G3440
2C 2T @ 3.3 GHz
17.5
17.5

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Core i5-4310U
2C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.8 GHz
2.6
2.6
Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
2.6
2.6

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4200M
2C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
1.3
1.3
Intel Core i5-4350U
2C 4T @ 1.4 GHz
1.3
1.3
Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1.3
1.3
Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
1.3
1.3
Intel Pentium G3420
2C 2T @ 3.2 GHz
1.3
1.3