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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3550 outperforms Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-3550 is 813 days older than Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-3550 - 53 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3550
- Performs up to 1% better in World of Warcraft than Pentium G3250 - 160 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
World of Warcraft
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
160
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$335
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3550 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53550
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-3550
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-3550 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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