Intel Pentium G3258 20th Anniversary Review with Asus ROG Z97 Ranger

3D Mark Vantage

And here is why you’d be wrong to dismiss the Pentium. The Performance element of 3D Mark Vantage is heavily reliant, as all low resolution tests are, upon the CPU. Once you move into realistic territory with the Extreme preset the gap drops from 20000 points to 3000. Which is so little as to make a mockery of the Pentium’s price tag.