Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3250 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-2100 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i3-2100 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3250 is 1247 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-2100.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-2100
- Up to 20% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - $49.0 vs $61.0
- Up to 18% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium G3250 - $0.42 vs $0.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Performs up to 1% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i3-2100 - 119 vs 118 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-2100 - 53 vs 65 Watts
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
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Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Feb 20th, 2011
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-2100 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
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Feb 20th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 53 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | No |