Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3250 outperforms the cheaper Core i3-540 on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Pentium G3250 is 1656 days newer than the cheaper Core i3-540.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Performs up to 1% better in Valheim than Core i3-540 - 191 vs 189 FPS
- Consumes up to 27% less energy than Intel Core i3-540 - 53 vs 73 Watts
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
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Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
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Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
Haswell | Codename | Clarkdale |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
53 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
No | Overclockable | No |