i5-11400F vs Pentium G3250

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3250
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.25
Core i5-11400F
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.70
+756%

Core i5-11400F outperforms Pentium G3250 by a whopping 756% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3250 and Core i5-11400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2308734
Place by popularitynot in top-10030
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1139.22
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.1915.57
Architecture codenameHaswell (2013−2015)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date21 July 2014 (10 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$171$157

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-11400F has 35555% better value for money than Pentium G3250.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3250 and Core i5-11400F basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size177 mm2276 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3250 and Core i5-11400F compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
Socket11501200
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3250 and Core i5-11400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G3250 and Core i5-11400F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3250 and Core i5-11400F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3250 and Core i5-11400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD (Haswell)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3250 and Core i5-11400F.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium G3250 1.25
i5-11400F 10.70
+756%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium G3250 1991
i5-11400F 17003
+754%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G3250 582
i5-11400F 1980
+240%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G3250 995
i5-11400F 7597
+664%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.25 10.70
Recency 21 July 2014 16 March 2021
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G3250 has 20.4% lower power consumption.

i5-11400F, on the other hand, has a 756% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-11400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3250 in performance tests.


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