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

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1594
1570
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1809
2083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
562
576
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
969
1288
Name Intel Pentium G3250T Intel Core i3-2125
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

Essentials

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

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

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 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

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 FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

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® 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)