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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-3250 outperforms Pentium 3556U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-3250 is 84 days older than Pentium 3556U.
Advantages of Intel Pentium 3556U
- Consumes up to 73% less energy than Intel Core i3-3250 - 15 vs 55 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Performs up to 5% better in Dota 2 than Pentium 3556U - 169 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium 3556U - 4 vs 2 threads
Dota 2
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Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
FPS
169
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
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Price, $
$56.34
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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Pentium 3556U
Mobile • Sep 1st, 2013
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium 3556U | vs | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jun 9th, 2013 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel BGA 1168 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 1.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
15 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 17.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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