Intel Core i3-3250 vs Intel Core i7-8086K

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i3-3250 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-8086K
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i7-8086K

CPU comparison

Intel Core i3-3250 or Intel Core i7-8086K - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Core i3-3250 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i3-3250 was released in Q2/2013.

The Intel Core i7-8086K has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8086K was released in Q2/2018.
Intel Core i3 (202) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
Intel Core i 3000 (31) CPU group Intel Core i 8000 (20)
3 Generation 8
Ivy Bridge S Architecture Coffee Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Core i3-3250 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.50 GHz. The Intel Core i7-8086K has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 4.00 GHz (5.00 GHz).

Intel Core i3-3250 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8086K
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.50 GHz Frequency 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 5.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 4.30 GHz

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 Core i3-3250 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8086K
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.65 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.20 GHz
7 GPU Generation 9.5
22 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
6 Compute units 24
48 Shader 192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
11.0 DirectX Version 12

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 2500 GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-3250 supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-8086K can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Intel Core i3-3250 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8086K
DDR3-1600 Memory DDR4-2666
32 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
3.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
8.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Core i3-3250 has a TDP of 55 W, that of the Intel Core i7-8086K is 95 W.

Intel Core i3-3250 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8086K
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 95 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3250 has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-8086K cache has a total of 12.00 MB.

Intel Core i3-3250 Characteristic Intel Core i7-8086K
22 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1155 Socket LGA 1151-2
VT-x, VT-x EPT Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2013 Release date Q2/2018
117 $ Release price 410 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

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 Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
687 (50%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1380 (100%)

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 Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1577 (22%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
7031 (100%)

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 Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
610 (34%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1775 (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 Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1272 (16%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
7892 (100%)

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 Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101 (22%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.20 GHz
461 (100%)

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 Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2421 (17%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
14480 (100%)

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 Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
122 (56%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
219 (100%)

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 Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
310 (21%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
1448 (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 Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 5.00 GHz
1321 (100%)

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 Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
10209 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
224.4 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-8086K Intel Core i7-8086K
6C 12T @ 4.00 GHz
3814 (100%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i7-8086K
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