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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-9100 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-9100 is 1503 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium G3250 - 310 vs 298 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i3-9100 - $61.0 vs $145.0
- Up to 57% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i3-9100 - $0.2 vs $0.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-9100 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Forza Horizon 4
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1920 x 1080
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Max
Intel Core i3-9100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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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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Core i3-9100
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2018
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-9100 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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