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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-3240 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-3240 is 686 days older than the more expensive Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Up to 33% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - $41.0 vs $61.0
- Up to 33% better value when playing Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Pentium G3250 - $0.26 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 4% less energy than Intel Core i3-3240 - 53 vs 55 Watts
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3-3240 3.4GHz 3.40GHz 3M SR0RH Socket 1155 Ivy Bridge CPU Processor
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Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i3-3240
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3240 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 55 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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