Pentium G2020 vs Pentium G3258

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2261	2416
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.11	0.04
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	2.30	1.82
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	2 June 2014 (10 years ago)	21 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$77	$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G3258 has 175% better value for money than Pentium G2020.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Die size	177 mm2	94 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	65 °C
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	-	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	-
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020 are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	-
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors	Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors
Max video memory	1.7 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3258 and Pentium G2020.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.31	1.06
Recency	2 June 2014	21 January 2013
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	55 Watt

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