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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-3250 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-3250 is 371 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i3-3250 - $30.0 vs $56.34
- Up to 46% better value when playing Remnant II than Core i3-3250 - $0.38 vs $0.71 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Performs up to 1% better in Remnant II than Pentium G640 - 79 vs 78 FPS
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than Intel Pentium G640 - 55 vs 65 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Remnant II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G640 | vs | Intel Core i3-3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jun 9th, 2013 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 55 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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