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Intel Pentium G3250

Processor

CPU cores: 2
CPU threads: 2
Thermal design power: 53 W

Graphics & compute benchmarks

Archived cohort medians

GFXBench, GLBenchmark and CompuBench results retain the tested system, API, operating system and resolution. Offscreen tests fix the render resolution; onscreen results also reflect the display workload. These historical submissions do not establish performance in current games.

Bitcoin MiningWindows / OpenCL / compute · mHash/s

Higher is better.

Intel Pentium G3250

7.75^* mHash/s

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250 with Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250

Face DetectionWindows / OpenCL / compute · mPixels/s

Higher is better.

Intel Pentium G3250

5.55^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250

Host configuration not reported.

5.45^* mPixels/s

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250 with Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250

Ocean Surface SimulationWindows / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Pentium G3250

32.02^* fps

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250 with Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250

Particle Simulation - 64kWindows / OpenCL / compute · mInteraction/s

Higher is better.

Intel Pentium G3250

19.02^* mInteraction/s

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250 with Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250

T-RexWindows / OpenCL / compute · fps

Higher is better.

Intel Pentium G3250

0.22^* fps

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250 with Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller

Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G3250

Median results, not the best run. Sample counts and individual test dates are unreported. Different systems using the same GPU remain separate configurations.

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark1,928^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark1,811^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark CPU Mark · version unreported · CPU Mark1,906^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark3,251^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 2
Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors^*
CPU threads: 2
Base clock: 3.2 GHz
CPU reference clock: 100 MHz^*
Integrated GPU base frequency: 350 MHz^*
Integrated GPU maximum dynamic frequency: 1,100 MHz^*
Maximum supported memory bandwidth: 21.30 GB/s^*
Reported CPU clock: 3.2 GHz^*
L3 cache: 3 MB
Architecture: Haswell Refresh^*
Socket / package: LGA 1150
Process node: 22 nm
Reported chip die area: 177 mm²^*
Chip/package TDP: 54 W^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*
Hardware threads per core: 1^*

Cache hierarchy

L3 / total
Level
L3
Scope
total
Size
3 MB
Reported cache^*
Size
3 MB^*
Level
Reported cache (level unstated)^*
Scope
Intel® Smart Cache^*

Compatible sockets

LGA 1150

Memory & storage

Memory channels: 2
Video memory type: DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V^*

Supported memory

DDR3-1333 | DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V^*

CPU memory support

DDR3-1333
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation.
Technology
DDR3
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s
DDR3L-1333
Variant / details
Manufacturer CPU memory-controller support; system and module configuration may limit operation. Native voltage qualification: 1.5V.
Technology
DDR3L
Transfer rate
1,333 MT/s

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 53 W

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 10 fields

Name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
Cores: 2^*
Threads: 2^*
TDP: 54^* W
Socket: 1,150^*
Integrated GPU: No^*
Producer: Intel^*
Base Clock: GHz^*
Turbo Clock: GHz^*
Unlocked Multiplier: No^*

Specifications 2 · 40 fields

Product Collection: Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series^*
Processor Base Frequency: 3.2^* GHz
Cache: 3 MB SmartCache^*
Bus Speed: 5 GT/s DMI2^*
TDP: 53^* W
Embedded Options Available: No^*
Conflict Free: Yes^*
Max Memory Size: 32^* GB
Memory Types: DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V^*
Max nb of Memory Channels: 2^*
Vertical Segment: Desktop^*
Max Memory Bandwidth: 21.3^* GB/s
ECC Memory Supported: Yes^*
Graphics Base Frequency: 350^* MHz
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency: 1.1^* GHz
Graphics Output: eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA^*
Max Resolution HDMI: 1920x1080@60Hz^*
Max Resolution DP: 2560x1600@60Hz^*
Processor Number: G3250^*
Max Resolution eDP Integrated Flat Panel: 2560x1600@60Hz^*
DirectX Support: 11.1/12^*
PCI Express Revision: Up to 3.0^*
PCI Express Configurations: Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4^*
Max nb of PCI Express Lanes: 16^*
T: 72°C^*
Intel Hyper Threading Technology: No^*
Intel Virtualization Technology VTx: Yes^*
Intel 64: Yes^*
Status: End of Life^*
Instruction Set: 64-bit^*
Instruction Set Extensions: SSE4.1/4.2^*
Idle States: Yes^*
Thermal Monitoring Technologies: Yes^*
Secure Key: Yes^*
Execute Disable Bit: Yes^*
Launch Date: Q3'14^*
Lithography: 22^* nm
Recommended Customer Price: $50.00 - $64.00^*
nb of Cores: 2^*
nb of Threads: 2^*

Specifications 3 · 1 fields

Name: Pentium G3250^*

Specifications 4 · 8 fields

model: G3250^*
date: 2014-01-07^*
clock: 3,200^*
hw nthreadspercore: 1^*
hw ncores: 2^*
tdp: 53^*
name Processor family: Pentium^*
name Processor code name: Haswell^*

Specifications 5 · 12 fields

name: Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz^*
cores: 2^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 501^*
price: 64.19^*
tdp: 53^*
date: 2014-09-01^*
socket: LGA1150^*
category: Desktop^*
speed: 3,200^*
turbo: 0^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 6 · 29 fields

name: Pentium G3250^*
Release Date: Jul 21st, 2014^*
Frequency: 3.2^* GHz
Base Clock: 100^* MHz
Multiplier: 32.0x^*
Multiplier Unlocked: No^*
Codename: Haswell^*
Socket: Intel Socket 1150^*
Generation: Pentium (Haswell)^*
Memory Support: DDR3^*
ECC Memory: No^*
# of Cores: 2^*
# of Threads: 2^*
SMP # CPUs: 1^*
Integrated Graphics: Intel HD (Haswell)^*
Cache L1: 64 KB (per core)^*
Cache L2: 256 KB (per core)^*
Features: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.2, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, VT-x, CLMUL, FMA3^*
Foundry: Intel^*
Memory Bus: Dual-channel^*
PCI-Express: Gen 3^*
Process Size: 22^* nm
Cache L3: 3 MB (shared)^*
tCaseMax: 72°C^*
Transistors: 1,400 million^*
Die Size: 177^* mm²
Package: FC-LGA12C^*
Market: Desktop^*
Production Status: Active^*

Specifications 7 · 2 fields

brand: Intel^*
name: Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz^*

Specifications 8 · 10 fields

Foundry: Intel^*
Vendor: Intel^*
Product: Intel Pentium G3250^*
Type: CPU^*
Release Date: 2014-07-21^*
Process Size (nm): 22^* nm
TDP (W): 54^* W
Die Size (mm^2): 177^* mm²
Transistors (million): 1,400^*
Freq (MHz): 3,200^* MHz

Specifications 9 · 19 fields

cache size: 3,072^*
tdp: 53^*
socket: FCLGA1150^*
memory type: DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V^*
cores: 2^*
manufacturer Processor benchmark result: intel^*
vertical segment: Desktop^*
max memory size: 33,554,432^*
status: Discontinued^*
max temp: 72^*
package size: 37.5mm x 37.5mm^*
threads: 2^*
name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
rating Processor benchmark result: 1,906^*
processor number: G3250^*
launch date: 2014-08-01^*
lithography: 22^*
bus speed: 5^*
base frequency: 3,200^*

Specifications 10 · 62 fields

Recommended Customer Price

$50.00^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Price scope: Historical source recommendation; not a current retail offer. The original currency notation is retained.^*

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology

Yes^*

Thermal Monitoring Technologies

Yes^*

Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡

No^*

Intel® AES New Instructions

No^*

Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡

No^*

Execute Disable Bit ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP)

No^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) ‡

Yes^*

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡

No^*

Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) ‡

Yes^*

Secure Key

Yes^*

Total Cores

2^*

Total Threads

2^*

Processor Base Frequency

3.2^* GHz

Cache

3.0^* MB

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

Cache description: Intel® Smart Cache^*
Original declaration: 3 MB Intel® Smart Cache^*

Bus Speed

5^* GT/s

TDP

53^* W

Marketing Status

Discontinued^*

Launch Date

Q3'14^*

Expected Discontinuance

07/14/2017^*

Servicing Status

End of Servicing Lifetime^*

End of Servicing Updates Date

Wednesday | June 30 | 2021^*

Embedded Options Available

No^*

Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type)

32^* GB

Memory Types

DDR3-1333 | DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V^*

Max # of Memory Channels

2^*

Max Memory Bandwidth

21.3^* GB/s

ECC Memory Supported ‡

Yes^*

Product Collection

Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series^*

GPU Name‡

Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors^*

Graphics Base Frequency

350^* MHz

Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency

1.1^* GHz

Graphics Video Max Memory

1.7^* GB

Graphics Output

eDP/DP/HDMI/DVI/VGA^*

Max Resolution (HDMI)‡

1920x1080@60Hz^*

Max Resolution (DP)‡

2560x1600@60Hz^*

Max Resolution (eDP - Integrated Flat Panel)‡

2560x1600@60Hz^*

Max Resolution (VGA)‡

1920x1200@60Hz^*

Vertical Segment

Desktop^*

DirectX* Support

11.1/12^*

OpenGL* Support

4.3^*

Intel® Quick Sync Video

Yes^*

# of Displays Supported ‡

3^*

Processor Number

G3250^*

Scalability

1S Only^*

PCI Express Revision

Up to 3.0^*

PCI Express Configurations ‡

Up to 1x16 | 2x8 | 1x8+2x4^*

Max # of PCI Express Lanes

16^*

Lithography

22^* nm

Sockets Supported

FCLGA1150^*

Max CPU Configuration

1^*

Thermal Solution Specification

PCG 2013C^*

TCASE

72^* °C

Package Size

37.5mm x 37.5mm^*

Intel® Turbo Boost Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology ‡

No^*

Intel® Transactional Synchronization Extensions

No^*

Intel® 64 ‡

Yes^*

Instruction Set

64-bit^*

Instruction Set Extensions

Intel® SSE4.1 | Intel® SSE4.2^*

Idle States

Yes^*

Specifications 11 · 11 fields

name: Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz^*
socket: LGA1150^*
category: Desktop^*
price: $109.99^*
mark: 3,251^*
value: 29.57^*
single thread: 1,860^*
single thread value: 16.92^*
tdp: 53^*
powerperf: 61^*
testdate: Sep 2014^*

Specifications 12 · 18 fields

microarchitecture

Haswell Refresh^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

microarchitecture

Haswell Refresh^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

microarchitecture

Haswell Refresh^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.2^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

Reported core clock

3.2^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

Reported core clock

3.2^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

core count

2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

core count

2^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

graphics

Intel HD Graphics^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

graphics

Intel HD Graphics^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

graphics

Intel HD Graphics^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Pentium G3250^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Pentium G3250^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

Intel Pentium G3250^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

53^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

53^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

53^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: Intel Pentium G3250^*
catalogue_reference: Intel Pentium G3250^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 13 · 12 fields

cpuName

Intel Pentium G3250 @ 3.20GHz^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,014^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

LGA1150^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*