CPU Compare

Intel Pentium G3258

Intel Core i3-540

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Pentium G3258
38
Core i3-540
26
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Pentium G3258
3
Core i3-540
2
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of electricity consumption
Pentium G3258
3
Core i3-540
1
SysReqs Overall Score
Generic CPU rating
Pentium G3258
15
Core i3-540
10

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Pentium G3258
1833
Core i3-540
1262
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Pentium G3258
2063
Core i3-540
1549
Geekbench CPU (Single-Core)
Pentium G3258
629
Core i3-540
403
Geekbench CPU (Multi-Core)
Pentium G3258
1099
Core i3-540
835

Specifications

Comparing technical specifications of the Intel Pentium G3258 and Intel Core i3-540

General

Manufacturer Intel Intel
Name Pentium G3258 Core i3-540
Segment Desktop Desktop
Codename Haswell Clarkdale
Release Date Jun 2014 Jan 2010
Integrated Graphics Intel HD Graphics Intel HD Graphics
Unlocked Multiplier No No

CPU

Cores 2 2
Threads 2 4
Base Clock 3.20 3.06
Turbo Clock 0.00 0.00
L1 Cache 128 KB 128 KB
L2 Cache 512 KB 512 KB
L3 Cache 3 MB 4 MB

Package

Lithography 22 nm 32 nm
Socket LGA1150 LGA1156
TDP 53 73
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