Pentium J3710 vs Pentium G3250
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G3250 outperforms Pentium J3710 by a substantial 36% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G3250 and Pentium J3710 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2238 | 2462 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.07 | 0.03 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Airmont (2016) |
| Release date | 21 July 2014 (10 years ago) | 10 January 2016 (8 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $171 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Pentium G3250 has 133% better value for money than Pentium J3710.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G3250 and Pentium J3710 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | IDI |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 177 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G3250 and Pentium J3710 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | 1150 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 6.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium J3710. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium J3710 are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium J3710. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| 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 (Haswell) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3250 and Pentium J3710.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 4 |
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.28 | 0.94 |
| Recency | 21 July 2014 | 10 January 2016 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 6 Watt |
Pentium G3250 has a 36.2% higher aggregate performance score.
Pentium J3710, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 800% lower power consumption.
The Pentium G3250 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium J3710 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G3250 and Pentium J3710, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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