Intel Pentium G3260 vs Intel Core i3-4160
Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3260 and Intel Core i3-4160 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 — 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s).
Intel Pentium G3260
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Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3260
- Around 2% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 54 Watt
- 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s): 5.488 vs 2.495
- 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 9.104 vs 3.033
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 53 Watt vs 54 Watt |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 5.488 vs 2.495 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 9.104 vs 3.033 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4160
- 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
- Around 8% better performance in PassMark — Single thread mark: 2007 vs 1860
- Around 70% better performance in PassMark — CPU mark: 3515 vs 2070
- Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 — Single Core: 801 vs 696
- Around 34% better performance in Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core: 1714 vs 1275
- Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.
5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 40.003 vs 36.364 - Around 42% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.319 vs 0.224
- Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 809 vs 656
- Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Frames): 1758 vs 1378
- Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Frames): 2951 vs 2481
- Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 809 vs 656
- Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Fps): 1758 vs 1378
- Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Fps): 2951 vs 2481
| Number of threads | 4 vs 2 |
| PassMark — Single thread mark | 2007 vs 1860 |
| PassMark — CPU mark | 3515 vs 2070 |
| Geekbench 4 — Single Core | 801 vs 696 |
| Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core | 1714 vs 1275 |
CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
40.003 vs 36.364 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.319 vs 0.224 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 809 vs 656 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Frames) | 1758 vs 1378 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Frames) | 2951 vs 2481 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 809 vs 656 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Fps) | 1758 vs 1378 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Fps) | 2951 vs 2481 |
Compare benchmarks
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CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4160
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| Name | Intel Pentium G3260 | Intel Core i3-4160 |
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| PassMark — Single thread mark | 1860 | 2007 |
| PassMark — CPU mark | 2070 | 3515 |
| Geekbench 4 — Single Core | 696 | 801 |
| Geekbench 4 — Multi-Core | 1275 | 1714 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike — Physics Score | 1318 | 0 |
CompuBench 1. 5 Desktop — Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
5.488 | 2.495 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 36.364 | 40.003 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.224 | 0.319 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 9.104 | 3.033 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 656 | 809 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Frames) | 1378 | 1758 |
GFXBench 4. 0 — T-Rex (Frames) |
2481 | 2951 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 656 | 809 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — Manhattan (Fps) | 1378 | 1758 |
| GFXBench 4.0 — T-Rex (Fps) | 2481 | 2951 |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop — Video Composition (Frames/s) | 1.239 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| Intel Pentium G3260 | Intel Core i3-4160 | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture codename | Haswell | Haswell |
| Launch date | Q1’15 | July 2014 |
| Place in performance rating | 1974 | 1921 |
| Processor Number | G3260 | i3-4160 |
| Series | Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series | 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $133 | |
| Price now | $139. 99 |
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| Value for money (0-100) | 10.64 | |
| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 3.30 GHz | 3.60 GHz |
| Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI2 | 5 GT/s DMI2 |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 72°C | 72°C |
| Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
| Number of threads | 2 | 4 |
| Die size | 177 mm | |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | |
| L3 cache | 3072 KB (shared) | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
| Maximum frequency | 3. 6 GHz |
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| Transistor count | 1400 million | |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V | DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V |
| ECC memory support | ||
| Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1. 10 GHz |
1.15 GHz |
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
| Max video memory | 1.7 GB | 2 GB |
| Processor graphics | Intel HD Graphics | Intel® HD Graphics 4400 |
| Device ID | 0x41E | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.15 GHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
| DisplayPort | ||
| DVI | ||
| eDP | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 3 |
| VGA | ||
| Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | [email protected] | [email protected] |
| Max resolution over eDP | [email protected] | [email protected] |
Max resolution over HDMI 1. 4 |
[email protected] | [email protected] |
| Max resolution over VGA | [email protected] | [email protected] |
| DirectX | 11.1/12 | 11.1/12 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | 37. 5mm x 37.5mm |
| Sockets supported | FCLGA1150 | FCLGA1150 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 53 Watt | 54 Watt |
| Thermal Solution | PCG 2013C | PCG 2013C |
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | 16 |
| PCI Express revision | Up to 3.0 | Up to 3.0 |
| PCIe configurations | Up to 1×16, 2×8, 1×8+2×4 | Up to 1×16, 2×8, 1×8+2×4 |
| Scalability | 1S Only | 1S Only |
| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4. 1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| 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 | ||
| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |
Pentium G3260 vs i3-3240 — Call of Duty Modern Warfare with GTX 1660 Benchmarks 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K Comparison
GTX 1660 with
Intel Pentium G3260 @ 3.
30GHz
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
GTX 1660 with
Intel Core i3-3240 @ 3.40GHz
Pentium G3260
i3-3240
Multi-Thread Performance
3377 Pts
4310 Pts
Single-Thread Performance
1920 Pts
1808 Pts
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Pentium G3260 vs i3-3240 in Call of Duty Modern Warfare using GTX 1660 — CPU Performance comparison at Ultra, High, Medium, and Low Quality Settings with 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K resolutions
Pentium G3260
i3-3240
Ultra Quality
| Resolution | Frames Per Second |
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| 1080p |
43.
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| 1080p |
54.4 FPS
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| 1440p |
31.2 FPS
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| 1440p |
39.2 FPS
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| 2160p |
18.6 FPS
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| 2160p |
23.4 FPS
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| w1440p |
26.7 FPS
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| w1440p |
33.5 FPS
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4 FPSHigh Quality
| Resolution | Frames Per Second |
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| 1080p |
77.4 FPS
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| 1080p |
94.
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| 1440p |
58.2 FPS
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| 1440p |
70.9 FPS
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| 2160p |
37.1 FPS
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| 2160p |
45.4 FPS
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| w1440p |
50.9 FPS
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| w1440p |
61.9 FPS
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0 FPSMedium Quality
| Resolution | Frames Per Second |
|---|---|
| 1080p |
111.5 FPS
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| 1080p |
133.6 FPS
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| 1440p |
85.
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| 1440p |
102.7 FPS
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| 2160p |
55.7 FPS
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| 2160p |
67.3 FPS
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| w1440p |
75.1 FPS
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| w1440p |
90.4 FPS
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3 FPSLow Quality
| Resolution | Frames Per Second |
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| 1080p |
179.6 FPS
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| 1080p |
212.8 FPS
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| 1440p |
139.4 FPS
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| 1440p |
166.
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| 2160p |
92.7 FPS
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| 2160p |
111.3 FPS
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| w1440p |
123.4 FPS
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| w1440p |
147.3 FPS
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Intel Pentium G3260 or Intel Core i3-3120M
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Game speed
Pentium G3260
38.2 (+4%)
Core i3-3120M
36. 7
Performance in games and similar applications, according to our tests.
The performance of 4 cores, if any, and performance per core has the greatest impact on the result, since most games do not fully use more than 4 cores.
The speed of caches and working with RAM is also important.
Speed in office use
Pentium G3260
47.4 (+14%)
Core i3-3120M
41.4
Performance in everyday work, such as browsers and office programs x.
The performance of 1 core has the greatest impact on the result, since most of these applications use only one, ignoring the rest.
Similarly, many professional applications such as various CAD programs ignore multi-threaded performance.
Speed in heavy applications
Pentium G3260
20.6 (+3%)
Core i3-3120M
20
8 cores.
The performance of all cores and their number have the greatest impact on the result, since most of these applications willingly use all the cores and increase the speed accordingly.
At the same time, certain periods of work can be demanding on the performance of one or two cores, for example, applying filters in the editor.
Price
The data is obtained from tests by users who tested their systems with and without overclocking. Thus, you see the average values corresponding to the processor.
Speed of numerical operations
Simple household tasks |
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Pentium G3260 45.6 (+25%) Core i3-3120M 36. |
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Demanding games and tasks |
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Pentium G3260 13.2 (+7%) Core i3-3120M 12.3 |
Extreme |
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Pentium G3260 2.7 (+8%) Core i3-3120M 2.5 |
Different tasks require different CPU strengths. A system with few fast cores and low memory latency will be fine for the vast majority of games, but will be inferior to a system with a lot of slow cores in a rendering scenario.
We believe that a minimum of 4/4 (4 physical cores and 4 threads) processor is suitable for a budget gaming PC. At the same time, some games can load it at 100%, slow down and freeze, and performing any tasks in the background will lead to a drop in FPS.
Ideally, the budget shopper should aim for a minimum of 4/8 and 6/6. A gamer with a big budget can choose between 6/12, 8/8 and 8/16. Processors with 10 and 12 cores can perform well in games with high frequency and fast memory, but are overkill for such tasks. Also, buying for the future is a dubious undertaking, since in a few years many slow cores may not provide sufficient gaming performance.
When choosing a processor for your work, consider how many cores your programs use. For example, photo and video editors can use 1-2 cores when working with filtering, and rendering or converting in the same editors already uses all threads.
Data obtained from tests by users who tested their systems both with overclocking (maximum value in the table) and without (minimum). A typical result is shown in the middle, the more filled in the color bar, the better the average result among all tested systems.
Benchmarks
Benchmarks were run on stock hardware, that is, without overclocking and with factory settings.
Therefore, on overclocked systems, the points can noticeably differ upwards. Also, small performance changes may be due to the BIOS version.
Passmark
Intel Pentium G3260
2068 (+23%)
Intel Core i3-3120M
1682
Features
Main
| Socket Installed in motherboards with a suitable socket. Note that a socket is not guaranteed to be compatible. The manufacturer may not add support to the BIOS. | G2 | |
| Manufacturer Firm | Intel | Intel |
| Code name of the Microarchitecture family. | Haswell | Ivy Bridge |
Performance
| Cores The total number of physical cores. | 2 | 2 |
ThreadsNumber of threads. The number of logical processor cores that the operating system sees. |
2 | 4 |
| Multi-Threading Technology With Intel’s Hyper-threading and AMD’s SMT technology, one physical core is recognized as two logical cores in the operating system, thereby increasing processor performance in multi-threaded applications. | Missing | Hyper-threading (note that some games may not work well with Hyper-threading, for maximum FPS you can try disabling the technology in the BIOS of the motherboard). |
Base frequencyThe guaranteed frequency of all cores (P-cores in the case of the corresponding architecture) of the processor at maximum load. It is important to remember that speed and frequency are not directly related. For example, a new processor at a lower frequency may be faster than an old one at a higher one. |
3.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| TDPThermal Design Power is an indicator that determines heat dissipation in standard operation. The cooler or water cooling system must be rated for a larger value. Remember that with a factory bus or manual overclocking, TDP increases significantly. | 53W | 35W |
Cache and RAM
| Maximum amount of RAMThe amount of RAM that can be installed on the motherboard with this processor. | 32 GB | 32 GB |
| Supported type of RAM The type of RAM determines its frequency and timings (speed), availability, price. | DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V | DDR3 Dual-channel |
RAM Channels The multi-channel memory architecture increases data transfer speed. On desktop platforms, two-channel, three-channel and four-channel modes are available. |
2 | 2 |
| Memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
Video core
| Integrated graphics core Allows you to use your computer without a discrete graphics card. The monitor is connected to the video output on the motherboard. If earlier integrated graphics made it possible to simply work at a computer, today it can replace budget video accelerators and makes it possible to play most games at low settings. | Intel® HD Graphics | Intel HD 4000 |
| GPU base clockFrequency of 2D and idle operation. | 350 MHz | 650 MHz |
Maximum GPU frequencyMaximum 3D frequency. |
1100 MHz | 1100MHz |
| Supported monitorsThe maximum number of monitors that can be connected to the integrated video core at the same time. | 3 | 3 |
PCI
Details
| Model Official name. | G3260 | i3-3120M |
| ArchitectureCode name for the microarchitecture generation. | Haswell | Ivy Bridge |
Process The manufacturing process, measured in nanometers. The smaller the technical process, the more perfect the technology, the lower the heat dissipation and power consumption. For Ryzen with a chiplet layout, the CCD process is implied. |
22 nm | 22 nm |
| DescriptionInformation about the processor, taken from the official website of the manufacturer. | Intel® Pentium® Processor G3260 (3M Cache, 3.30 GHz) | Intel® Core™ i3-3120M Processor (3M Cache, 2.50 GHz) |
| Instructions | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| Extended instruction set Allows you to speed up calculations, processing and execution of certain operations. Also, some games require instruction support. | SSE4.1/4.2 | AVX |
| Bus frequency The speed of communication with the system. | 5 GT/s DMI2 | 5 GT/s DMI |
Which is better
Intel Pentium G3260
- On average, gaming performance is 4% better.
- The speed of work in office applications and browsers is increased by 7%.
- In complex multi-threaded applications, faster and outperforms by 8%.
- The base frequency is 0.8 GHz higher.
Intel Core i3-3120M
- 2 more threads.
- 34% lower TDP
How are they similar
- The number of physical cores is the same.
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Intel Core i3-4130 or Intel Pentium G3260
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Gaming speed
Core i3-4130
38.
2
Pentium G3260
38.2
games and similar applications, according to our tests.
The performance of 4 cores, if any, and performance per core has the greatest impact on the result, since most games do not fully use more than 4 cores.
The speed of caches and working with RAM is also important.
Speed in office use
Core i3-4130
45.1
Pentium G3260
47.4 (+5%)
Performance in everyday work, such as browsers and office programs .
The performance of 1 core has the greatest impact on the result, since most of these applications use only one, ignoring the rest.
Similarly, many professional applications such as various CAD programs ignore multi-threaded performance.
Speed in heavy applications
Core i3-4130
21.7 (+5%)
Pentium G3260
20.6
maximum 8 cores.
The performance of all cores and their number have the greatest impact on the result, since most of these applications willingly use all the cores and increase the speed accordingly.
At the same time, certain periods of work can be demanding on the performance of one or two cores, for example, applying filters in the editor.
Price
The data is obtained from tests by users who tested their systems with and without overclocking. Thus, you see the average values corresponding to the processor.
Speed of numerical operations
Simple household tasks |
|
Core i3-4130 42.2 Pentium G3260 45.6 (+8%) |
Demanding games and tasks |
|
Core i3-4130 16.6 (+26%) Pentium G3260 13.2 |
Extreme |
|
Core i3-4130 3. Pentium G3260 2.7 |
5 (+30%) Different tasks require different CPU strengths. A system with few fast cores and low memory latency will be fine for the vast majority of games, but will be inferior to a system with a lot of slow cores in a rendering scenario.
We believe that a minimum of 4/4 (4 physical cores and 4 threads) processor is suitable for a budget gaming PC. At the same time, some games can load it at 100%, slow down and freeze, and performing any tasks in the background will lead to a drop in FPS.
Ideally, the budget shopper should aim for a minimum of 4/8 and 6/6. A gamer with a big budget can choose between 6/12, 8/8 and 8/16. Processors with 10 and 12 cores can perform well in games with high frequency and fast memory, but are overkill for such tasks. Also, buying for the future is a dubious undertaking, since in a few years many slow cores may not provide sufficient gaming performance.
When choosing a processor for your work, consider how many cores your programs use. For example, photo and video editors can use 1-2 cores when working with filtering, and rendering or converting in the same editors already uses all threads.
Data obtained from tests by users who tested their systems both with overclocking (maximum value in the table) and without (minimum). A typical result is shown in the middle, the more filled in the color bar, the better the average result among all tested systems.
Benchmarks
Benchmarks were run on stock hardware, that is, without overclocking and with factory settings. Therefore, on overclocked systems, the points can noticeably differ upwards. Also, small performance changes may be due to the BIOS version.
Passmark
Intel Core i3-4130
3310 (+60%)
Intel Pentium G3260
2068
Features
Main 9 0042
Socket Installed in motherboards with a suitable socket. Note that a socket is not guaranteed to be compatible. The manufacturer may not add support to the BIOS. |
LGA 1150 | |
| Manufacturer Company | Intel | Intel |
| Code name of the Microarchitecture family. | Haswell | Haswell |
Performance
| Cores The total number of physical cores. | 2 | 2 |
| ThreadsNumber of threads. The number of logical processor cores that the operating system sees. | 4 | 2 |
Multi-Threading Technology With Intel’s Hyper-threading and AMD’s SMT technology, one physical core is recognized as two logical cores in the operating system, thereby increasing processor performance in multi-threaded applications. |
Hyper-threading (note that some games may not work well with Hyper-threading, for maximum FPS you can try disabling the technology in the BIOS of the motherboard). | Missing |
| Base frequencyThe guaranteed frequency of all cores (P-cores in the case of the corresponding architecture) of the processor at maximum load. It is important to remember that speed and frequency are not directly related. For example, a new processor at a lower frequency may be faster than an old one at a higher one. | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| TDPThermal Design Power is an indicator that determines heat dissipation in standard operation. The cooler or water cooling system must be rated for a larger value. Remember that with a factory bus or manual overclocking, TDP increases significantly. | 54W | 53W |
Cache and RAM
Maximum amount of RAMThe amount of RAM that can be installed on the motherboard with this processor. |
32 GB | 32 GB |
| Supported type of RAM The type of RAM determines its frequency and timings (speed), availability, price. | DDR3 Dual-channel |
DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V |
| RAM Channels The multi-channel memory architecture increases data transfer speed. On desktop platforms, two-channel, three-channel and four-channel modes are available. | 2 | 2 |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 21.3 GB/s |
Video core
Integrated graphics core Allows you to use your computer without a discrete graphics card. The monitor is connected to the video output on the motherboard. If earlier integrated graphics made it possible to simply work at a computer, today it can replace budget video accelerators and makes it possible to play most games at low settings. |
Intel HD 4400 | Intel® HD Graphics |
| GPU base clockFrequency of 2D and idle operation. | 350 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Maximum GPU frequencyMaximum 3D frequency. | 1150MHz | 1100MHz |
| Supported monitorsThe maximum number of monitors that can be connected to the integrated video core at the same time. | 3 | 3 |
PCI
PCI-E The PCI Express computer bus version. The bandwidth and power limit depend on the version. There is backward compatibility. |
Gen 3 | Up to 1×16, 2×8, 1×8+2×4 |
Details
| Model Official name. | i3-4130 | G3260 |
| ArchitectureCode name for the microarchitecture generation. | Haswell | Haswell |
| Process The manufacturing process, measured in nanometers. The smaller the technical process, the more perfect the technology, the lower the heat dissipation and power consumption. For Ryzen with a chiplet layout, the CCD process is implied. | 22 nm | 22 nm |
DescriptionInformation about the processor, taken from the official website of the manufacturer. |
Intel® Core™ i3-4130 Processor (3M Cache, 3.40 GHz) | Intel® Pentium® Processor G3260 (3M Cache, 3.30 GHz) |
| Instructions | 64-bit | 64-bit |
| Extended instruction set Allows you to speed up calculations, processing and execution of certain operations. Also, some games require instruction support. | SSE4.1/4.2, AVX 2.0 | SSE4.1/4.2 |
| Bus frequency The speed of communication with the system. | 5 GT/s DMI2 | 5 GT/s DMI2 |
| Cooling system specifications | PCG 2013C | PCG 2013C |
Which one is better
Intel Core i3-4130
- 26% faster in office applications and browsers
- Faster and 30% better in complex multi-threaded applications.
