Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Socket 1150

Overview

The dual-core Pentium G3258 marks the 20th anniversary for the Intel Pentium brand. The Pentium G3258 it's a fully unlocked part, it's clocked at 3.2 GHz on two cores, comes with 3 MB of cache, and supports DDR3-1333 memory. Also packing HD Graphics clocked at 1100 MHz, and a TDP of 53W.

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Last revision on June 22, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Great value for money
Acceptable everyday performance
Overclocks very well
Cheap supporting motherboards
Plays nicely with a discrete GPU

Reviewers Didn't Like

Anemic on-board graphics

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By TechSpot on July 23, 2014 85

For more than a decade tech-savvy users on a budget would commonly buy a sub-$100 CPU and achieve performance comparable to $200-$300 chips by overclocking. These days Intel locks down its lower end parts, but to mark the 20th anniversary of its Pentium brand, they've released a fully unlocked dual-core Pentium G3258 for $72 -- just what the overclocking community has been waiting for.

By liveatpc.com on November 28, 2014 86

Overclocking Made AffordableIntel celebrates with the Intel Pentium Anniversary Edition.Personally I love high performance, high speed CPUs. What's there not to love? You are getting all the performance and if that's not enough, you can also overclock...

By PC Authority on September 15, 2014 83

We still can't figure out whether this CPU is sheer marketing brilliance, or simply a happy coincidence in timing. Performance-hungry PC users should currently be peeved at Intel, with the 5th Gen Core CPU delayed from the original June release until the...

By PCPowerPlay AU on September 04, 2014 80

Perfect for media boxes, retro and casual games, the limit of twin cores unfortunately holds this CPU back in today'ss multi-threaded...

By Expert Reviews on August 15, 2014 80

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...

By ocdrift.com on August 06, 2014 100

The Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition is a very interesting processor on the paper because of its affordable price tag and great overclocking potential. The only drawback is it that it comes with only two cores and lacks of Hyper-threading...

By Overclock3D on July 04, 2014 87

When Intel announced that for the 20th Anniversary of the Pentium processor they were releasing a special edition with two cores and no hyperthreading we were somewhat nonplussed. After all, dual cores are for "internet ready PC's" and not much use for...

By Guru of 3D on July 01, 2014 80

I really like the Pentium G3258, we like to congratulate Intel with the 20th Anniversary. The Pentium G3258 is a fun product to fool around with, just for fun alone. Overall I was impressed how well these little critters run on a full blown PC. The...

By Bit-tech.net on June 24, 2014 84

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...

By PC Gamer on June 23, 2014 94

Ah, now this takes me back. A budget-priced, low-end Intel Pentium chip with serious overclocking headroom. This is what overclocking PC hardware used to be about—not pushing the latest $1,000 CPU to see what extra few numbers you could squeeze out of a...

By reviewstudio.net on June 20, 2014 89

Intel Pentium G3258 Anniversary Edition it's a very good CPU for the price. The performance is good, considering it has only 2 cores and no HT, but the overclocking is fabulous. It is a cheap and perfect processor for home, HTPC, and office PCs, yet it...

By WCCFTech on February 03, 2017

After some testing, it was easy for me to determine what users would this processor be best suited for. First of all, the testing was done with high-end processors which retail past $200 US but on the other hand. We wanted to add a low-tier chip to the...

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Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Socket 1150

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