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Intel Atom C2730 vs Intel Pentium G3258. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2013
Intel Atom C2730
Intel Atom C2730
Released
Q2/2014
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Intel Pentium G3258
Intel Pentium G3258

What's the best choice Intel Atom C2730 or Intel Pentium G3258? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Intel Atom C2730 has a maximum frequency of 1.70 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 12 W. Released in Q3/2013.

Intel Pentium G3258 has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 53 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Differences

Intel Atom C2730 Reasons to consider
Intel Atom C2730
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1353 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    6 times more cores

    8 left arrow 2
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    12 W left arrow 53 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Atom C2730 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    824 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    851 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    579 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    660 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1086 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1136 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 47% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 1.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium G3258 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    334 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    507 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    496 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    646 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    833 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    791 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1110 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1373 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    485 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    626 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    332 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    594 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    238 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1041 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    285 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Atom C2730 Intel Atom C2730
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    Intel Atom left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 5
  • CPU group
    Intel Atom C2000 left arrow Intel Pentium G3000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    1.70 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    8 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    2.00 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 10
  • Shader
    left arrow 80
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 7.5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 11.1
  • Technology
    left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q4/2012
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium G3258 and Intel Atom C2730. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1600
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • PCIe version
    2.0 left arrow 3.0
  • PCIe lanes
    8 left arrow 16
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Atom C2730 and Intel Pentium G3258 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    12 W left arrow 53 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Atom C2730 and Intel Atom C2730, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Avoton left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Socket
    BGA 1283 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q3/2013 left arrow Q2/2014

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Intel Atom C2730 and Intel Pentium G3258.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
244
Intel Atom C2730
242
Intel Pentium G3258
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
882
Intel Atom C2730
2845
Intel Pentium G3258
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
5436
Intel Atom C2730
4936
Intel Pentium G3258
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
2.9
Intel Atom C2730
2.64
Intel Pentium G3258
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
2920
Intel Atom C2730
3314
Intel Pentium G3258

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