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In short — Core i7-3820 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-3820 is 889 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $61.0 vs $319.88
- Up to 81% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i7-3820 - $0.16 vs $0.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-3820 - 53 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3820 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Performs up to 1% better in Battlefield IV than Pentium G3250 - 378 vs 376 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 8 vs 2 threads
Battlefield IV
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 130 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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