Is the Intel Pentium G3258 a budget processor?

Is the Intel Pentium G3258 a budget processor?

The Intel G3258 is the first budget Pentium processor to feature an unlocked multiplier. This enables a comfortable overclock to 4.3 GHz using just the stock heat sink and fan. At 4.3 GHz, in terms of single and dual core performance, the G3258 challenges a fully overclocked i7-4790K, the fastest CPU I have seen to date!

Which is better Pentium g3260 or Intel Core i3-2100?

The Intel G3260 is 1% faster in graphics tasks. Power consumption of the processor is better. The charts show relative performance of Core i3-2100 and Pentium G3260 CPUs in different kinds of tasks. To calculate displayed numbers we averaged results for a few tests for each specific application type.

Which is better Intel Pentium G3258 or i7-4790k?

These results are stunning considering that the G3258 is retailing for around one fifth as much as an i7-4790K. The G3258’s Achilles heel is its poor multi-core performance which is over 50% weaker than the group leaders. For the vast majority of users, assuming an overclock of 4.3 GHz, the G3258 is the best value processor on the market by miles.

When did the Intel Pentium g3420 come out?

The G3420 is a 2013 Haswell based CPU and is part of Intel’s value range of Pentium processors which were first released in 2011. The Pentium-G range have very strong single and dual core performance but lag far behind the group leaders in terms of multi-core processing (MCP).

What’s the difference between Pentium g3420 and 4770k?

The G3420 currently retails for less than one fifth of the price of a top of the range 4770K but has an effective speed of 81.2 which is just 4% lower than the average of the current group leaders. The vast majority of users will notice no difference even by paying five times more for a top end multi-core processor.

Which is the best Intel Pentium processor for 2014?

The G3420 is my top value CPU pick for 2014. [Mar ’14 CPUPro] The Intel G3258 is the first budget Pentium processor to feature an unlocked multiplier. This enables a comfortable overclock to 4.3 GHz using just the stock heat sink and fan.