Intel Pentium G3250T vs Intel Core i3-2125
Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3250T and Intel Core i3-2125 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250T
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 32 nm
- Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
- Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1594 vs 1570
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | July 2014 vs September 2011 |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 32 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1594 vs 1570 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2125
- 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
- Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
- Around 4% higher maximum core temperature: 69.1°C vs 66.4°C
- Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2083 vs 1809
- Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 576 vs 562
- Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1288 vs 969
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of threads | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 69.1°C vs 66.4°C |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2083 vs 1809 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 576 vs 562 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1288 vs 969 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3250T
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2125
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | Intel Pentium G3250T | Intel Core i3-2125 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1594 | 1570 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1809 | 2083 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 562 | 576 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 969 | 1288 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Pentium G3250T | Intel Core i3-2125 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Haswell | Sandy Bridge |
Launch date | July 2014 | September 2011 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $46 | $170 |
Place in performance rating | 2162 | 2147 |
Price now | $89.99 | $199 |
Processor Number | G3250T | i3-2125 |
Series | Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series | Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors |
Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
Value for money (0-100) | 9.72 | 5.96 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.80 GHz | 3.30 GHz |
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI2 | 5 GT/s DMI |
Die size | 177 mm | 131 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) | 3072 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Maximum core temperature | 66.4°C | 69.1°C |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 2 |
Number of threads | 2 | 4 |
Transistor count | 1400 million | 504 million |
Memory |
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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 |
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Graphics base frequency | 200 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 |
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DisplayPort | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | 2 |
VGA | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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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 |
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DirectX | 11.1/12 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Compatibility |
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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 | FCLGA1155 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 65 Watt |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2013A | |
Peripherals |
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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 |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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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® Fast Memory Access | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Virtualization |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |