Intel Pentium G3250T vs Intel Pentium G3460

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3250T and Intel Pentium G3460 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Pentium G3250T

Intel Pentium G3460

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250T

Around 51% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 53 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 53 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3460

Around 25% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 72°C vs 66.4°C
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1986 vs 1594
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2231 vs 1809
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 757 vs 562
Around 47% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1423 vs 969

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72°C vs 66.4°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986 vs 1594
PassMark - CPU mark	2231 vs 1809
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	757 vs 562
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1423 vs 969

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3250T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3460

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1594

1986

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1809

2231

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

562

757

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

969

1423

Name	Intel Pentium G3250T	Intel Pentium G3460
PassMark - Single thread mark	1594	1986
PassMark - CPU mark	1809	2231
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	562	757
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	969	1423
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3250T	Intel Pentium G3460
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Haswell
Launch date	July 2014	July 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$46	$89
Place in performance rating	2161	2129
Price now	$89.99	$288.20
Processor Number	G3250T	G3460
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	9.72	3.67
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2	5 GT/s DMI2
Die size	177 mm	177 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	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1400 million	1400 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz	350 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	1.7 GB
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3	3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	11.1/12	11.1/12
OpenGL	4.3	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	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	53 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A	PCG 2013C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)