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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Celeron G550 outperforms the more expensive Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Celeron G550 is 373 days older than the more expensive Core i3-3250.
Advantages of Intel Celeron G550
- Up to 14% cheaper than Core i3-3250 - $49.0 vs $57.0
- Up to 14% better value when playing Control than Core i3-3250 - $0.25 vs $0.29 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Celeron G550 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Celeron G550 - 4 vs 2 threads
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Celeron G550 LGA1155 2.6G 32NM Dual-Core Processor, BX80623G550
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Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Celeron G550
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Celeron G550 | vs | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 9th, 2013 |
| Celeron | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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