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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $117
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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8100 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-8100 is 1172 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - $44.59 vs $80.43
- Up to 38% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i3-8100 - $0.31 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-8100 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Performs up to 13% better in World of Warcraft than Pentium G3250 - 178 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
World of Warcraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
158
88%
Value, €/FPS
€0.31/FPS
100%
Price, €
€49.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i3-8100 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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