![]() Why Intel priced the Pentium G3258 lower than some of the other Pentium SKUs is strange, but it is in the consumers favor and we’ll take the gift. Who cares? We won’t spoil the overclocking section, but you should easily be able to get the Intel Pentium G3258 by at least 1GHz and some lucky folks will get 1.5-1.8 GHz overclocks on this processor. The Intel Pentium G3258 is clocked at 3.2GHz, which is 100-200MHz slower than the G3440 and G3450. The only real big difference between the processors in this series is their clock speeds. The all of the Intel Pentium G3XXX series processors share the same dual-core Haswell microarchitecture, Intel HD Graphics at 1100MHz and 3MB of L2 cache. Intel has interestingly priced the Pentium G3258 processor at $72, which is actually less expensive than the Intel Pentium G3440 ($75) and the Pentium G3450 ($86). The key selling point of this specific processor is that it has an unlocked multiplier and it is the only Intel Pentium processor that is currently on the market to be unlocked. That means it lacks Intel Hyper-Threading, Turbo Boost, Intel Clear Video HD, vPro, VT-d technologies along with the AES and TSX-NI instruction sets. The bad news is that it is a basic processor. This is a basic 22nm Haswell processor that has entry level Intel HD Graphics (up to 1100MHz) with Intel Quick Sync Video enabled. ![]() The Intel Pentium G3258 processor ( Intel ARK) is an unlocked Dual-Core, 3.2GHz processor with 3MB of cache. The Intel Pentium G3258 20th Anniversary Edition processor has been released and it will be the budget overclocking champion for the DIY PC enthusiast of this generation! ![]() The thought of a cheap processor that was unlocked was no longer going to be a thing of a past that old timers reminisce about at LAN parties or to friends. When Intel announced that they were coming out with a Pentium Processor Anniversary Edition processor we were excited. The days of using a pencil or rear window defogger kit to get a sick overclock are certainly a thing of the past, but that doesn’t mean that there still aren’t budget friendly processors that can be overclocked to the hilt. ![]() Why have we been highly anticipating a low-end Intel Pentium processor? Well, we remember the old days when you could get massive overclocks on inexpensive processors and get some decent performance out of them. The Intel Pentium G3258 20th Anniversary Edition processor was released to the public this week and Legit Reviews have been waiting for weeks to pick this processor up. Intel Pentium G3258 CPU – Budget Overclocker of the Year? ![]()
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