Intel Pentium G3250T vs Intel Core i9-9880H

Last updated: 2024-04-16

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium G3250T		Intel Core i9-9880H
CPU comparison Intel Pentium G3250T or Intel Core i9-9880H - 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 Pentium G3250T has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium G3250T was released in Q3/2014. The Intel Core i9-9880H has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9880H was released in Q2/2019.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
Intel Pentium G3000 (14)	CPU group	Intel Core i 9000H (11)
5	Generation	9
Haswell S	Architecture	Coffee Lake H Refresh
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium G3250T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The Intel Core i9-9880H has 8 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (4.80 GHz).
Intel Pentium G3250T	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-9880H
2	Cores	8
2	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.80 GHz	Frequency	2.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.80 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.40 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 Pentium G3250T	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-9880H
--	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 (Haswell GT1)	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	0.35 GHz
1.10 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.20 GHz
7.5	GPU Generation	9.5
22 nm	Technology	14 nm
3	Max. displays	3
10	Compute units	24
80	Shader	192
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
2 GB	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
11.1	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 (Haswell GT1)	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 Pentium G3250T supports a maximum of 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-9880H can connect up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Pentium G3250T	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-9880H
DDR3-1333	Memory	LPDDR3-2133, DDR4-2666
32 GB	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	42.7 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
3.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	16
15.8 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 Pentium G3250T has a TDP of 35 W, that of the Intel Core i9-9880H is 45 W.
Intel Pentium G3250T	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-9880H
35 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	35 W
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium G3250T has a 3.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i9-9880H cache has a total of 16.00 MB.
Intel Pentium G3250T	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-9880H
14 nm	Technology	14 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, AVX2
LGA 1150	Socket	BGA 1440
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q3/2014	Release date	Q2/2019
54 $	Release price	550 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3250T (50%)

Intel Core i9-9880H (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3250T (15%)

Intel Core i9-9880H (100%)

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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	624 (55%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	1127 (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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1194 (20%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	6114 (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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	526 (37%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	1422 (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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	929 (14%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	6467 (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 Pentium G3250T Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.10 GHz	176 (38%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	1754 (13%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	13961 (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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	109 (57%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	191 (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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	210 (14%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	1535 (100%)

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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	70 (100%)

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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	494 (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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	1162 (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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	8657 (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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 4.80 GHz	447 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-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 multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	3462 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Intel Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	132 (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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 3.40 GHz	242.2 (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 Pentium G3250T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-9880H 8C 16T @ 2.30 GHz	3818 (100%)

Devices using this processor
Intel Pentium G3250T	Intel Core i9-9880H
Unknown	Apple MacBook Pro 15 (2019) Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019) Asus Strix Scar III G531GW HP Omen 17-cb0020ng HP ZBook 17 G6-6TV00EA MSI GE65 9SF-006 MSI GE75 9SG.MSI GS65 Stealth-666 MSI P65 Creator 9SF-657

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