Pentium Extreme Edition 965 vs Pentium G3250
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G3250 outperforms Pentium Extreme Edition 965 by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2258 | 2740 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Presler (2005−2007) |
Release date | 21 July 2014 (10 years ago) | 26 March 2006 (18 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $171 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 2 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.733 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 0.73 GHz |
Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 16 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB (per core) |
L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | no data |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
Die size | 177 mm2 | 2x 81 mm2 |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | 67 °C |
Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 376 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Socket | FCLGA1150 | 775 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 130 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
Idle States | + | no data |
Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
Status | Discontinued | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
TXT | - | no data |
EDB | + | no data |
Secure Key | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 are enumerated here.
VT-d | - | no data |
VT-x | + | + |
EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s | no data |
ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Max video memory | 1.7 GB | no data |
Quick Sync Video | + | - |
Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs.
Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
eDP | + | no data |
DisplayPort | + | - |
HDMI | + | - |
DVI | + | no data |
VGA | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | 11.1/12 | no data |
OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965.
PCIe version | Up to 3.0 | no data |
PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
Performance score | 1.28 | 0.64 |
Recency | 21 July 2014 | 26 March 2006 |
Threads | 2 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 22 nm | 65 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 53 Watt | 130 Watt |
Pentium G3250 has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 195.5% more advanced lithography process, and 145.3% lower power consumption.
Pentium Extreme Edition 965, on the other hand, has 100% more threads.
The Pentium G3250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3250 and Pentium Extreme Edition 965, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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