i5-8400B vs Pentium G3250

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2295	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.07	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	2.20	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date	21 July 2014 (10 years ago)	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$171	$182

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	6
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	5 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	28
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	384 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.5 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	9 MB
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Die size	177 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B 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 configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1150	FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+

Security technologies

Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	+
MPX	-	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B are enumerated here.

VT-d	-	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	32 GB	64 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	1.7 GB	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video	no data	+
Clear Video HD	no data	+
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	1.05 GHz
InTru 3D	no data	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	3
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	12
OpenGL	4.3	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3250 and Core i5-8400B.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	16

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	21 July 2014	2 April 2018
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	6
Chip lithography	22 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt

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