Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
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Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 55 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3250 CPU @ 3.50GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 34.79

Overall Rank: 2564

Last Price Change: $70.00 USD (2023-04-11)

Average CPU Mark

2435

Single Thread Rating: 1836
Samples: 214*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 4,601
Thread: 1,867

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz

Integer Math	10,776 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,443 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,771 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	430.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	48,994 KBytes/Sec
Physics	262 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,094 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,836 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 16th of April 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 16th of April 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$70.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$82.16 USD	Buy Now!
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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		59,349
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,361
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,653
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,578
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,014
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,912
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,324
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,768
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,426
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,184
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		2,435

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		212.82
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		153.63
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		140.09
Intel Core i9-12900K		117.17
Intel Core i9-13900K		104.13
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.73
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		34.79
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		32.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,636
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,173
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,037
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,928
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,839
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,704
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,361
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,932
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,661
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		1,836

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2070875 - Apr 05 2024		2598
BL2061470 - Mar 26 2024		2275
BL2043694 - Mar 06 2024		2597
BL2020371 - Feb 10 2024		2481
BL1975389 - Dec 21 2023		2495

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		2,435
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,846 (+16.8%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,733 (+12.2%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,618 (+7.5%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,596 (+6.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,508 (+3.0%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,301 (-5.5%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,165 (-11.1%)
Intel Core i3-3245 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,379 (-2.3%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,361 (-3.0%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		3,416 (+40.3%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		3,008 (+23.5%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,995 (+23.0%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 16th of April 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,687
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		9,256
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		9,072
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,573
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		8,403
Intel Core i9-14900K		8,176
Intel Core i9-14900KF		7,994
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		7,883
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,796
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX		7,573
Intel Core i7-13790F		7,532
Intel Core i7-14700K		7,524
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		945

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz

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