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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G3250 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G3250 is 1656 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Up to 2% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - $60.0 vs $61.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Performs up to 3% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-540 - 125 vs 121 FPS
- Up to 2% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i3-540 - $0.49 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 53 vs 73 Watts
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i3 Processor i3-540 3.06GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I3540
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$61
98%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-540 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | 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 |
| 73 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 23.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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