Q9550 vs Pentium G3258

[Hugis]

Hi all,

What do people think would be the advantage of getting the new unlocked G3258 over my Q9550 @ 3.8Ghz.
From what ive read its sweet spot is around 4.5Ghz and seems very good at single/dual threads overclocked.
Has any one experience going from core tech to pentium ivy/sandy/haswell tech?
I realize 4 threads are much better than 2 but it should be more efficient and for general word-processing and a few games not BF4, it should be quicker no?
I welcome your input guys and gals

Also does anyone know if Wizz going to review one of these little beasts?

 

[natr0n]

It's good for just about anything. It will use less power than your 4 core currently.

As for games older titles should work just fine and many modern games too.I would test it with bf4 just for fun.

I actually just read this review of it.
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/pentium_20th_anniversary_series_g3258_processor_review,1.html

 

[zsolt_93]

It might even be faster in all workloads. There is a 5 generations difference between those 2 CPUs. Plus new generations of interfaces and DDR3 with high frequency. Also more power efficient at stock and when OCed. An i3 is known to be better than a C2Q and this is pretty close when overclocked. Although for the GTX680 in your specs i would hold off for and i5 instead to avoid all bottlenecks.

 

[Tatty_Two]

It's also not just about the CPU, look what the platform/chipset advantages come with a CPU upgrade, for example USB3, SATA 6Gbs etc etc

 

[Jetster]

Keep in mind that some Z87 boards will not overclock the G3258

 

[Hugis]

tatty any news on a review here of the G3258?

 

[micropage7]

what about from the next door
http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/cpu/70977-intel-pentium-anniversary-edition-g3258/

 

[Tatty_Two]

tatty any news on a review here of the G3258?

No, drop Dave a message to see if he has one in his queue.

 

[XSI]

From Guru3d review, its not too different vs 661. 661 is just a little faster then e8400. (only because of HT) so my guess it would not be better vs Q9550 and would loose in most application or games even OC. But power consumption would be definitely much lower,as well sata3, usb 3.

edit: I checked few other reviews and changed my mind a little bit. in one review g3258 +670 gtx was putted vs 4770k + 670 gtx. and when overclocked difference in game was almost none existent. therefore i decided to get that CPU myself. (my MB died) pair it with some good mb like z97 and you can replace it in some time with some haswell i5/i7

 

[zsolt_93]

In the same review there is 10 FPS difference between an i7 and this at stock in some of the games they tested, and virtually none when the Pentium gets OC ed. As i said above try to buy something better, this is kind of a sidegrade, but you get all those new features though for a bargain price, while an i5 will cost you 3 times more almost.

 

[GhostRyder]

Hi all,

What do people think would be the advantage of getting the new unlocked G3258 over my Q9550 @ 3.8Ghz.
From what ive read its sweet spot is around 4.5Ghz and seems very good at single/dual threads overclocked.
Has any one experience going from core tech to pentium ivy/sandy/haswell tech?
I realize 4 threads are much better than 2 but it should be more efficient and for general word-processing and a few games not BF4, it should be quicker no?
I welcome your input guys and gals

Also does anyone know if Wizz going to review one of these little beasts?

You will see a performance difference as the evolution of the chipset and the easier overclocking with better single threaded performance makes it a great deal. Ive seen some performance charts recently and if you overclock it to 4.5+ you can easily take on any high end rig without breaking the bank. Its a steal of a deal at that price and overclocks like a dream.

I would highly recommend it for a cheap upgrade for you, just grab a nice hyper212 or AIO cooler and push it to 4.5-4.8 (As high as you can) and enjoy!