Intel Celeron G5920 vs Intel Core i3-3250 Benchmark, comparison and differences


Intel Celeron G5920		Intel Core i3-3250
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Celeron G5920 and the Intel Core i3-3250 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the Intel Celeron G5920 2 core processor released in Q2/2020 with the Intel Core i3-3250 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2013.

Intel Celeron (165)	Family	Intel Core i3 (205)
Intel Celeron G5000 (8)	CPU group	Intel Core i 3000 (31)
9	Generation	3
Comet Lake S	Architecture	Ivy Bridge S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Celeron G4920	Predecessor	--
Intel Celeron G5925	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Celeron G5920 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz. The processor can compute 2 threads at the same time. The Intel Core i3-3250 clocks with 3.50 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
Intel Celeron G5920	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3250
2	Cores	2
2	Threads	4
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.50 GHz	Frequency	3.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	--
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	--

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Celeron G5920	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3250
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
Intel HD Graphics 610	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2500
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.65 GHz
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.05 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	7
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
3	Max. displays	3
12	Compute units	6
96	Shader	48
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12	DirectX Version	11.0

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel HD Graphics 610	GPU	Intel HD Graphics 2500
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	No
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	No
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	No
No	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Celeron G5920, while the Intel Core i3-3250 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s enabled.
Intel Celeron G5920	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3250
DDR4-2666	Memory	DDR3-1600
128 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
42.7 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	25.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
2.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	2.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	8.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The Intel Celeron G5920 has a TDP of 58 W. The TDP of the Intel Core i3-3250 is 55 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
Intel Celeron G5920	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3250
58 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Celeron G5920 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Core i3-3250 is at 3.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm.
Intel Celeron G5920	Characteristic	Intel Core i3-3250
14 nm	Technology	22 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
LGA 1200	Socket	LGA 1155
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2020	Release date	Q2/2013
72 $	Release price	117 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G5920 (100%)

Intel Core i3-3250 (79%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Celeron G5920 (95%)

Intel Core i3-3250 (94%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	907 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	687 (76%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1671 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1577 (94%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Celeron G5920 Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz	101 (50%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	2790 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	2421 (87%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	149 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	122 (82%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	266 (86%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	310 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	848 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	1646 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	610 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	1272 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Celeron G5920 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	368 (100%)
	Intel Core i3-3250 2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks

CPU comparison

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details