Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 1138 days newer than Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 68% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 53 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 2600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3250 - 27 vs 1 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 28 vs 2 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
42.043795620437955%
Multi-Core
981
9.88612314824146%
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 2 | Threads | 28 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
