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In short — Pentium G3250 outperforms Core i3-3240 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3250 is 686 days newer than Core i3-3240.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Performs up to 1% better in Far Cry 5 than Core i3-3240 - 187 vs 186 FPS
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i3-3240 - 53 vs 55 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
187
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.65/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 55 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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