Intel Core i5-3340S vs Intel Pentium G3250

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3340S and Intel Pentium G3250 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Core i5-3340S

Intel Pentium G3250

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3340S

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3914 vs 1994
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 666 vs 654
Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2120 vs 1182

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3914 vs 1994
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	666 vs 654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2120 vs 1182

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250

Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 69.1°C
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1816 vs 1752

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 69.1°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816 vs 1752

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3340S
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3250

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1752

1816

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3914

1994

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

666

654

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2120

1182

Name	Intel Core i5-3340S	Intel Pentium G3250
PassMark - Single thread mark	1752	1816
PassMark - CPU mark	3914	1994
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	666	654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2120	1182
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		5.545
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		670
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		2831
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		670
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1406
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		2831

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-3340S	Intel Pentium G3250
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Haswell
Launch date	Q3'13	July 2014
Place in performance rating	1821	1827
Processor Number	i5-3340S	G3250
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$171
Price now		$109.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.71
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1333/1600	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x152
Graphics base frequency	650 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 2500	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	53 Watt
Thermal Solution	2011C	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3