Intel Core i3-3250 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Intel Core i3-3250 is a 2 core processor. It can handle 4 threads simultaneously and was introduced in Q2/2013. The Intel Core i3-3250 is based on the 3. generation of the Intel Core i3 series and requires a mainboard with the socket LGA 1155. The Intel Core i3-3250 scores 687 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 1,577 points.
Intel Core i3-3250

CPU lineage

Here you can see which group the Intel Core i3-3250 belongs to and which processor is the predecessor of the Intel Core i3-3250.

Name: Intel Core i3-3250
Family: Intel Core i3 (202)
CPU group: Intel Core i 3000 (31)
Architecture: Ivy Bridge S
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
Successor: --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 2 CPU cores of the Intel Core i3-3250 clock with 3.50 GHz. The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 2 / 4
Core architecture: normal
Cores: 2x
Hyperthreading / SMT: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.50 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core): --
Turbo Frequency (2 Cores): --

Internal Graphics

With the Intel HD Graphics 2500, the Intel Core i3-3250 has an build in graphic solution. It has 6 SM processors, which have a total of 48 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 2500
GPU frequency: 0.65 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Compute units: 6
Shader: 48
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q2/2012
Max. displays: 3
Generation: 7
Direct X: 11.0
Technology: 22 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 2 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): No
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: No
VP9: No
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Core i3-3250 supports up to 32 GB memory in up to 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1600
25.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 32 GB
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 2.0 x 16
PCIe Bandwidth: 8.0 GB/s

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Intel Core i3-3250 has a TDP of 55 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 55 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Intel Core i3-3250 has a 3.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 22 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 22 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1155
L2-Cache: --
L3-Cache: 3.00 MB
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX
Release date: Q2/2013
Release price: 117 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Intel Core i3-3250 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.


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 i5-5300U Intel Core i5-5300U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
688
Intel Core i5-5350U Intel Core i5-5350U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
688
Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3 Intel Xeon E5-2650L v3
12C 24T @ 2.50 GHz
688
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
687
Intel Atom x6211E Intel Atom x6211E
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
685
Intel Core i3-2130 Intel Core i3-2130
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
685
HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G HiSilicon Kirin 985 5G
8C 8T @ 2.58 GHz
684

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 i5-7Y54 Intel Core i5-7Y54
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
1583
Intel Pentium G3258 Intel Pentium G3258
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
1582
AMD Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 840T
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1578
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1577
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1574
Intel Core i5-6260U Intel Core i5-6260U
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1573
MediaTek Dimensity 720 MediaTek Dimensity 720
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1569

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 i5-2390T Intel Core i5-2390T
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
614
Intel Core i7-2760QM Intel Core i7-2760QM
4C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
612
Intel Core i7-3615QE Intel Core i7-3615QE
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
611
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
610
Intel Core i7-965 Intel Core i7-965
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
610
Intel Core i7-960 Intel Core i7-960
4C 8T @ 3.46 GHz
610
Intel Xeon X3470 Intel Xeon X3470
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
605

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 G5905T Intel Celeron G5905T
2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz
1279
Intel Core i5-3470T Intel Core i5-3470T
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1279
Intel Celeron J4125 Intel Celeron J4125
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
1276
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
1272
Intel Core i3-3245 Intel Core i3-3245
2C 4T @ 3.40 GHz
1265
MediaTek Helio P65 MediaTek Helio P65
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
1261
Apple A9X Apple A9X
2C 2T @ 2.26 GHz
1251

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 G1610 Intel Celeron G1610
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101
Intel Pentium G2010 Intel Pentium G2010
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101
Intel Pentium G2020 Intel Pentium G2020
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.05 GHz
101
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
Intel HD Graphics 2500 @ 1.05 GHz
101
MediaTek Helio P70 MediaTek Helio P70
ARM Mali-G72 MP3 @ 0.90 GHz
100
UNISOC T616 UNISOC T616
ARM Mali-G57 MP1 @ 0.75 GHz
96
Intel Pentium 2117U Intel Pentium 2117U
Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1) @ 1.00 GHz
96

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 i7-2620M Intel Core i7-2620M
2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
2430
MediaTek Helio P60 MediaTek Helio P60
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2428
Intel Pentium J4205 Intel Pentium J4205
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
2425
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
2421
Intel Celeron G4900 Intel Celeron G4900
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
2419
MediaTek Helio G85 MediaTek Helio G85
8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz
2417
Intel Atom C3558 Intel Atom C3558
4C 4T @ 2.20 GHz
2417

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 i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
123
Intel Core i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz
123
Intel Pentium G3240 Intel Pentium G3240
2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz
123
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
122
Intel Core i7-4712HQ Intel Core i7-4712HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
122
AMD Athlon Silver 3050U AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz
122
Intel Xeon Platinum 8153 Intel Xeon Platinum 8153
16C 32T @ 2.80 GHz
122

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 i3-4350T Intel Core i3-4350T
2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
313
Intel Atom x6413E Intel Atom x6413E
4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz
312
Intel Core i5-4210M Intel Core i5-4210M
2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz
312
Intel Core i3-3250 Intel Core i3-3250
2C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
310
Intel Core i7-5500U Intel Core i7-5500U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
307
Intel Core i7-5550U Intel Core i7-5550U
2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
307
Intel Core i3-7167U Intel Core i3-7167U
2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
306

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