Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Intel Pentium G3250

Last updated: 2024-04-25

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Core i9-13900HK		Intel Pentium G3250
CPU comparison Intel Core i9-13900HK or Intel Pentium G3250 - 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 i9-13900HK has 14 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. Up to 96 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-13900HK was released in Q1/2023. The Intel Pentium G3250 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3250 was released in Q3/2014.

Intel Core i9 (78)	Family	Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Core i 13000H (26)	CPU group	Intel Pentium G3000 (14)
13	Generation	5
Raptor Lake H	Architecture	Haswell S
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Intel Core i9-12900HK	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Core i9-13900HK is a 14 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz). The Intel Pentium G3250 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz.
Intel Core i9-13900HK	Characteristic	Intel Pentium G3250
14	Cores	2
20	Threads	2
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.60 GHz (5.40 GHz) 6x Raptor Cove	A-Core	3.20 GHz
1.90 GHz (4.10 GHz) 8x Gracemont	B-Core	--

NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Intel Core i9-13900HK	Characteristic	Intel Pentium G3250
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) 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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
0.40 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
1.50 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.10 GHz
13	GPU Generation	7.5
10 nm	Technology	22 nm
4	Max. displays	3
96	Compute units	10
768	Shader	80
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	2 GB
12.1	DirectX Version	11.1

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 Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake)	GPU	Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1)
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	Codec VP8	No
Decode	Codec AV1	No
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Core i9-13900HK supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3250 can connect up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Core i9-13900HK	Characteristic	Intel Pentium G3250
LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR4X-4266, DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200	Memory	DDR3-1333
96 GB	Max. Memory	32 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
102.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
--	L2 Cache	--
24.00 MB	L3 Cache	3.00 MB
5.0	PCIe version	3.0
20	PCIe lanes	16
78.8 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 i9-13900HK has a TDP of 45 W, that of the Intel Pentium G3250 is 53 W.
Intel Core i9-13900HK	Characteristic	Intel Pentium G3250
45 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	53 W
115 W	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
35 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	--
Technical details The Intel Core i9-13900HK has a 24.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium G3250 cache has a total of 3.00 MB.
Intel Core i9-13900HK	Characteristic	Intel Pentium G3250
10 nm	Technology	14 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
BGA 1744	Socket	LGA 1150
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2023	Release date	Q3/2014
700 $	Release price	54 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)

Intel Pentium G3250 (31%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Core i9-13900HK (100%)

Intel Pentium G3250 (9%)

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 i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	1921 (100%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	707 (37%)

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 i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	14712 (100%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1320 (9%)

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 i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	2629 (100%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	624 (24%)

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 i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	13629 (100%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1180 (9%)

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 i9-13900HK Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Alder Lake) @ 1.50 GHz	2230 (100%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	176 (8%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	115 (100%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	Intel Core i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	987 (100%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)

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 i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	1954 (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 i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 2.60 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	671 (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 i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	125 (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 i9-13900HK 14C 20T @ 5.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Pentium G3250 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	240 (100%)

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