Intel Core i3-2105 vs Intel Pentium G3250

Intel Core i3-2105
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 2 / May 2011
Intel Core i3-2105
Intel Pentium G3250
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3200 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jul 2014
Intel Pentium G3250

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2105
    100%
  • Intel Pentium G3250
    103%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2105
    100%
  • Intel Pentium G3250
    123%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-2105
    118%
  • Intel Pentium G3250
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2105

18% higher multi threaded performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G3250

Much higher single threaded performance (around 23% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-2105Intel Pentium G3250
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i3-2105Intel Pentium G3250
ArchitectureIntel_SandyBridgevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR3vsDDR3
CodenameSandy BridgevsHaswell
Release DateMay 2011vsJul 2014

Cores

Intel Core i3-2105Intel Pentium G3250
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs2
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000vsIntel HD (Haswell)

Cache

Intel Core i3-2105Intel Pentium G3250
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-2105Intel Pentium G3250
SocketIntel Socket 1155vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Tempunknownvs72°C
PackageFC-LGA10vsFC-LGA12C
Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
Process32 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-2105Intel Pentium G3250
Cpu Frequency3100 MHzvs3200 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP65 Wvs54 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-2105
    3100 points
  • Intel Pentium G3250
    3584 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-2105
    7440 points
  • Intel Pentium G3250
    7168 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-2105 (simulated)
    105.24
  • Intel Pentium G3250 (simulated)
    129.78

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-2105 (simulated)
    279.91
  • Intel Pentium G3250 (simulated)
    236.57

points - higher is better