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Intel logo Core i3-3250
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General information Core i3-3250 Core i5-660
Launched Q1 2013 Q4 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory Intel Intel
Socket LGA1155 LGA1156
Series Name Intel Core i3 Intel Core i5
Core Family Name Ivy Bridge Clarkdale
Clock 3.5 GHz 0 % 3.3 GHz 5.7 %
Cores 2 0 % 2 0 %
Threads 4 0 % 4 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 55 W 24.7 % 73 W 0 %
Lithography 22 nm 31.3 % 32 nm 0 %
L1 Cache 2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
2 × 32 kB Instruction
2 × 32 kB Data
L2 Cache 2 × 256 kB
2 × 256 kB
L3 Cache 1 × 3 MB
1 × 4 MB
ECC Supported Yes No
Multithreading Supported Yes Yes
Integrated GPU Intel HD Graphics 2500 Intel HD Graphics
Performance Core i3-3250 Core i5-660
Overall Score 35508 0 % 35313 0.5 %
Future Proof 34 % 0 % 15 % 55.9 %
Benchmark Score 1590 0 % 1555 2.2 %
Single Thread Score 1852.5 0 % 1408.1 24 %
Encrypting Data 3388.6 MB/s 0 % 3314.8 MB/s 2.2 %
Compressing Data 47.8 MB/s 0 % 37.5 MB/s 21.4 %
String objects sorting 6757.5 thousand/s 0 % 5134.1 thousand/s 24 %
Prime numbers generation 14 millions/s 0 % 11 millions/s 21.6 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 10851.4 millions/s 0 % 9297.6 millions/s 14.3 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 5481.1 millions/s 0 % 3990.9 millions/s 27.2 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Core i3-3250, Core i5-660.

Average frames per second Core i3-3250 Core i5-660
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 59.9 FPS 59.3 FPS
High settings 95.8 FPS 94.9 FPS
Medium settings 119.8 FPS 118.6 FPS
Low settings 149.7 FPS 148.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 1 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Core i3-3250 Core i5-660
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 112.8 FPS 112.5 FPS
High settings 180.5 FPS 180.0 FPS
Medium settings 225.6 FPS 225.0 FPS
Low settings 282.0 FPS 281.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.3 %
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