Intel Pentium G3258 vs Intel Pentium G4400

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Intel Pentium G3258 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium G4400
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G4400

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium G3258 or Intel Pentium G4400 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium G3258 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3258 was released in Q2/2014.

The Intel Pentium G4400 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G4400 was released in Q3/2015.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Pentium G3000 (14) CPU group Intel Pentium G4000 (5)
5 Generation 6
Haswell S Architecture Skylake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Intel Pentium Gold G5400

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium G3258 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G3258 is 3.20 GHz while the Intel Pentium G4400 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium G4400 is at 3.30 GHz.

Intel Pentium G3258 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4400
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.30 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium G3258 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4400
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium G3258 or Intel Pentium G4400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.15 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
7.5 GPU Generation 9
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
10 Compute units 12
80 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
11.1 DirectX Version 12.0

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) GPU Intel HD Graphics 510
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium G3258 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium G4400 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 34.1 GB/s.

Intel Pentium G3258 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4400
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2133
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 34.1 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 3.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Intel Pentium G3258 is 53 W, while the Intel Pentium G4400 has a TDP of 51 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Intel Pentium G3258 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4400
53 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 51 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium G3258 is manufactured in 14 nm and has 3.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium G4400 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 3.00 MB cache.

Intel Pentium G3258 Characteristic Intel Pentium G4400
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1150 Socket LGA 1151
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q3/2015
65 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
721 (85%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
847 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1582 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
1563 (99%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
667 (93%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
714 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1396 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
1233 (88%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.15 GHz
184 (96%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
Intel HD Graphics 510 @ 1.00 GHz
192 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
2062 (79%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
2601 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
685 (96%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
717 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
129 (92%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
140 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
242 (96%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
251 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
917 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
2173 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
231 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
443 (100%)
Intel Pentium G4400 Intel Pentium G4400
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G4400
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