Please take note that these two Pentium models tested are the only dual cores in the lineup without hyper threading capabilities. The single threaded applications will hardly suffer from the lacks of cores, though once multi-threaded action is required the impact will become pronounced.

In SuperPi 32M with the two cores running at 3200Mhz and the memory humming along at 1600MHz speeds show solid performance for the clocks. This is one benchmark in pure favor of the Intel processor lineup as the AMD counterparts don't deliver the raw bandwidth, which is an absolute must.

In Wprime the lack of extra cores and/or the missing hyper threading capabilities make the two Pentium models tested the slowest of the bunch. This is no real surprise as not even a modern dual core processor is able to beat older technology four core based processors. A similar outcome in the Fritz Chess benchmark, the Pentium G3258 just out performs the slower clocked Pentium 3220 (3GHz), the rest of the field is untouchable.

In Maxons' Cinebench R10 the Intel raw calculating power is clearly visible: in the single threaded test it thrashes the AMD competition, while even in the multi-threaded it closes in on the quad core 7850K Kaveri APU and also on the Intel i3-4130 processor. Not a bad showing for a humble 65 euro processor! The OpenGL test of Cinebench R11.5 demonstrates the Pentium G3258 has got enough oomph under the hood for decent gaming action.