Intel Pentium G3250 vs Intel Core i5-2405S

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3250 and Intel Core i5-2405S processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 Pentium G3250

Intel Core i5-2405S

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 69.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1816 vs 1434
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 654 vs 615

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2014 vs May 2011
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 69.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816 vs 1434
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	654 vs 615

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-2405S

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
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3157 vs 1994
Around 58% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1870 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
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3157 vs 1994
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1870 vs 1182

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3250
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-2405S

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1816

1434

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1994

3157

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

654

615

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1182

1870

Name	Intel Pentium G3250	Intel Core i5-2405S
PassMark - Single thread mark	1816	1434
PassMark - CPU mark	1994	3157
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	654	615
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1182	1870
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 Pentium G3250	Intel Core i5-2405S
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	July 2014	May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$171	$472
Place in performance rating	1827	2058
Price now	$109.99	$164.40
Processor Number	G3250	i5-2405S
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	8.71	9.07
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI
Die size	177 mm	216 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	32 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	72°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	3.30 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2	4
Transistor count	1400 million	1160 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.1 GHz
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 3000
Device ID		0x112
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	2
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
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	FCLGA1150	LGA1155, FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)