Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500S outperforms Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500S is 1289 days older than Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S
- Performs up to 1% better in Dirt 5 than Pentium G3250 - 145 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500S - 53 vs 65 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
98.29351535836177%
Multi-Core
981
65.75067024128687%
Intel Core i5-2500S | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
