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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-3250 outperforms Pentium B940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-3250 is 721 days newer than Pentium B940.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B940
- Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i3-3250 - 35 vs 55 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Pentium B940 - 111 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B940 - 4 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
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Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$55.32
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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Pentium B940
Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B940 | vs | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19th, 2011 | Release Date | Jun 9th, 2013 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
35 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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