Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3250 outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3250 is 2072 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Core i7-940 - 298 vs 296 FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 53 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 4
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
