Intel Pentium G3250 vs Core2 Duo E8290 |
Released July, 2014
Intel Pentium G3250
- 3.2 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium G3250
 | Much newer manufacturing process 22 nm | | Significantly higher clock speed 3.2 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 3.23 GHz | | Lower typical power consumption 43.06W |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 22 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Significantly higher clock speed | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.83 GHz | Around 15% higher clock speed | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.23 GHz | vs | 2.83 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Lower typical power consumption | 43.06W | vs | 52.81W | Around 20% lower typical power consumption | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | vs | 2.83 GHz | Around 15% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Lower annual commercial energy cost | 46.43 $/year | vs | 56.94 $/year | Around 20% lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Lower annual home energy cost | 12.77 $/year | vs | 15.66 $/year | Around 20% lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Core2 Duo E8290 vs the Pentium G3250. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Pentium G3250 vs Core2 Duo E8290
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Pentium G3250 | vs | Core2 Duo E8290 |
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| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.83 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Dual core | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE4 | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
details | Pentium G3250 | vs | Core2 Duo E8290 |
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| Threads | 2 | 2 | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.23 GHz | 2.83 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.2 GHz | 2.83 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.23 GHz | 2.83 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 53W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 12.77 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 46.43 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.98 pt/W | 1.82 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 43.06W | 52.81W | |
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