Pentium G3250 vs Pentium G4500

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4500
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76
+40.8%
Pentium G3250
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.25

Pentium G4500 outperforms Pentium G3250 by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4500 and Pentium G3250 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20312308
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.310.11
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency3.262.19
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)21 July 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$82$171

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G4500 has 182% better value for money than Pentium G3250.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4500 and Pentium G3250 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size150 mm2177 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4500 and Pentium G3250 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
Socket11511150
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium G3250. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium G3250 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium G3250. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 530Intel HD (Haswell)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4500 and Pentium G3250.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.

Pentium G4500 1.76
+40.8%
Pentium G3250 1.25

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.

Pentium G4500 2797
+40.5%
Pentium G3250 1991

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.

Pentium G4500 705
+21.1%
Pentium G3250 582

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.

Pentium G4500 1142
+14.8%
Pentium G3250 995

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 1.25
Recency 1 September 2015 21 July 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 54 Watt

Pentium G4500 has a 40.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 5.9% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G4500 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3250 in performance tests.


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