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August 2014
(88%)
153 Reviews
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The Pentium G3258 is a fantastic little monster of a CPU with a deadly price to match. This could be the foundation of a very competent budget gaming rig, allowing you to spend more money on other components that matter . If, on the other hand, you're goi...
Stock performance of this processor is similar to the Intel Pentium G3420 which was released about nine months ago. As for AMD processors, it should lie somewhere between the A8-7600 and the A8-5500. The Intel Pentium G3258 is definitely worth the money b...
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Published: 2014-10-09, Author: David , review by: vortez.net
Lowcost, affordable, Overclocks beyond 40%, Ideal for general purpose, Similar gaming results to enthusiast chips
Struggles with demanding processing tasks
By introducing an unlocked Pentium processor, Intel has appealed to a number of different groups but especially the novice system builder. What better way to celebrate 20 years of Pentium with a fun and affordable processor for hardware enthusiasts. By fo...
Abstract: However, the G3258 has a trick up its sleeve. Unlike other Pentium processors, this one is unlocked, which means it can be overclocked to frequencies much higher than the chip’s stock clock speed of 3.2GHz. It’s certainly worth overclocking this chip, as ...
Our first look at Intel's Pentium G3258 leveraged relatively high-end hardware to extract the CPU's maximum potential. We pulled a lot of performance data from the chip, we drew a number of conclusions about efficiency based on those observations and powe...
Is this the processor to buy for a budget gaming build? In terms of raw computational performance, 4.5GHz of Intel dual-core power is capable of some superb results that no other low-budget processor can match. However, despite the ludicrous clock-speeds...
The Pentium G3258 is absolutely awesome. However, its recommendation isn't unequivocal. It only really comes into its own once overclocked, but the same can be said for AMDs CPUs too, which after all are what Intel is gunning for here. Its multi-threaded ...
The Pentium G3258, at 3.2 GHz, is a fairly slow CPU. Two cores, 3 MB of shared L3 cache, no Hyper-Threading—those specifications are indeed Pentium-class. But it's the unlocked clock multiplier that makes Intel's 20 th anniversary Pentium something specia...
Great value for money, Acceptable everyday performance, Overclocks very well, Cheap supporting motherboards, Plays nicely with a discrete GPU
Anaemic onboard graphics
There's always interesting debate when the topic of entry-level PCs is broached in the office. Cheap PCs of yesteryear often provided a substandard experience when running everyday tasks such as high-definition video playback and basic multitasking. But ...
Abstract: The month of November sees AMD introduce an A10-6790K APU and Intel debut the Core i5-3340S and Core i5-4440S processors. We also learn a lot about AMD's future roadmap from the APU Developer Summit '13, and share some tidbits about upcoming products. I...
