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In short — Pentium G3250 outperforms Core i5-2540M on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium G3250 is 1266 days newer than Core i5-2540M.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2540M
- Consumes up to 34% less energy than Intel Pentium G3250 - 35 vs 53 Watts
- 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 Borderlands 3 than Core i5-2540M - 198 vs 196 FPS
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
198
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.31/FPS
100%
Price, $
$61
100%
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
Badass
Core i5-2540M
Mobile • Feb 1st, 2011
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2540M | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 1st, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
35 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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