Intel Pentium G3460 vs Intel Core i3-2125

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

Intel Pentium G3460

Intel Core i3-2125

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3460

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
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 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1986 vs 1570
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2231 vs 2083
Around 31% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 757 vs 576
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1423 vs 1288

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2014 vs September 2011
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
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	1986 vs 1570
PassMark - CPU mark	2231 vs 2083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	757 vs 576
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1423 vs 1288

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2125

2 more threads: 4 vs 2

Number of threads	4 vs 2

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3460
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-2125

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1986

1570

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2231

2083

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

576

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1423

1288

Name	Intel Pentium G3460	Intel Core i3-2125
PassMark - Single thread mark	1986	1570
PassMark - CPU mark	2231	2083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	757	576
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1423	1288
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3460	Intel Core i3-2125
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Sandy Bridge
Launch date	July 2014	September 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$89	$170
Place in performance rating	2128	2147
Price now	$288.20	$199
Processor Number	G3460	i3-2125
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	3.67	5.96
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 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	72°C	69.1°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 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	25.6 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 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	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® 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)