Intel Pentium G3258 vs AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3258 and AMD Athlon II X2 250e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium G3258

AMD Athlon II X2 250e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3258

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1857 vs 1201
Around 80% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2079 vs 1155

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2014 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1857 vs 1201
PassMark - CPU mark	2079 vs 1155

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250e

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 53 Watt

L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 53 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3258
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 250e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1857

1201

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2079

1155

Name	Intel Pentium G3258	AMD Athlon II X2 250e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1857	1201
PassMark - CPU mark	2079	1155
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	795
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1480
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.292
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	46.787
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.278
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.792
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1531
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4218
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	674
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1531
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4218

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3258	AMD Athlon II X2 250e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Regor
Launch date	June 2014	September 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$77	$77
Place in performance rating	2089	2081
Price now	$178.28	$76.73
Processor Number	G3258
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	6.43	7.49
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	1400 million	410 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
VGA
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)