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In short — Core i7-3960X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-3960X is 980 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Performs up to 1% better in Dishonored 2 than Pentium G3250 - 258 vs 256 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - CA$120.0 vs CA$500.0
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 53 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
83.47826086956522%
Multi-Core
981
29.213817748659913%
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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