I know FSX is mostly a single core game, so what kind of perfomance will a Intel Pentium G3258 give me. I have read some very favorable reviews so far about it being overclocked to 4.5-4.8ghz. I know it is a lower end processor but with that speed what FPS should FSX run at? Will it also be able to run payware addons with acceptable FPS?
Thanks!
Sean

Using a dual core instead of a quad core means that at times you'll get 1/3rd of your FPS taken off you. Not always but at times. You also give up load times and texture loading. Therefore a real quad core is preferred for FSX.

At the price, this may very well be great price-performer for FSX, if overclocked to 4+ Ghz..

Shall test it in FSX but i get the the 4790k this week is delay on the G3258 , i not buy any 4690k have a golden 4670k.

Agree with Saab340 and Bert, shall be fun to see the limits on that one.

Any update on what happened here? Really interested in what that Pentium is capable of

Run it as webb pc and fsx test pc.

Would be nice to see some Haswell-E in fsxmark11, anyway this cheap CPU performs very good.

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/329116-fsxmark11/page-47#entry3065349

Those frames you posted are excellent. The one guy posted about delayed times loading things, do you notice any delayed times? Do you think this cpu can run fsx stock without many extras? I have a friend who has about 600 to spend. I can't decide if the i3 at 100 is a better choice or if this will do and upgrade him somewhere else. I need to give him something extremely reliable so overclocking isn't what I have in mind. 

I'm really just trying to beat a Redbird...

DO NOT GET A DUAL CORE CPU. 

 

Just to test this I disabled 2 cores from my 2600k and my FPS dropped a LOT. So FSX does like 4 cores. however you dont get the same jump by going to a six core from what I hear, as I have no way to try that.

 

Anyone with a 6 core monster it would be interesting to see the results from shutting off 2 cores and then shutting off 4 cores and seeing what kind of FPS drop you have.

It work as good as SandyBridge, it have a 12% fps drop to a 4790K and have similar framerate as a SandyBridge at same clock.

Works good with a vanilla FSX.

Well, many times when testing using a 4 core CPU with 2 cores off performs worse than a standard dual-core. But, regardless of that, I would think the CPU would work well with basic, low-medium spec flying. Not much more though, and I wouldn't try 4096 HD texture add-ons or anything with that.

G3258 would be better than anything AMD CPU for fsx. Stick some Carendo planes with steam cockpits ones with plan vanilla scenery, maybe scenery tech. In fsx your in good shape on the low end of course will lose 12% to 20% but it far better than losing 60% off AMD CPU.

 

Think for limited disposable G3258 is good cpu.

Hello. I can give you some feedback. Just installed the G3258 with 8mb memory and an asus z97-p motherboard. Overclocked to 4.2GHz with only the box cooler. I was surprised to see that FSX was running stable at 20fps only with the integrated graphics in the processor. Settings at medium+. Fully playable and nice looking, especially with the free fixes of sky colors.

Happy flying.

That's impressive for CPU video!

I have just upgraded from the G3258 running with a 970 and got great fps on fsx. Prepar3d was a hog hence why i upgraded to a 6700k. In FSX the G3258 is perfect if you dont mind turning the ettings down slightly.

 

Matt

I have the G3258 running off a second computer. 

 

Haven't tested with fsx/p3d....but you have to hack it to get windows 10 to install.

 

Windows 10 doesn't support it out of the box...sigh.