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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.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Is the Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.5 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 55 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2013

CPUmark/$Price: 34.66

Overall Rank: 2444

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

Average CPU Mark
rating
2426

Single Thread Rating: 1825
Samples: 208*
*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 Math10,771 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math5,430 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting6,788 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption426.6 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression48,947 KBytes/Sec
Physics262 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions2,095 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,825 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of December 2023.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of December 2023
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of December 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$70.00 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$82.16 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Machines with this CPU (or similar)

Media Pc Q330P 4Th Generation Intel Core I3 Processors 8Gb Ddr3 Ram 256Gb Ssd, Multiple Serial-Port£¬Fanless,Low Power,Linux,Windows Media Pc Q330P 4Th Generation Intel Core I3 Processors 8Gb Ddr3 Ram 256Gb Ssd, Multiple Serial-Port£¬Fanless,Low Power,Linux,Windows $289.00
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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 59,539
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,407
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,713
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 22,608
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,030
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,927
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,381
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,404
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,198
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz
 2,426
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 212.95
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 153.83
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 140.19
Intel Core i9-12900K
 117.30
Intel Core i9-13900K
 104.46
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.87
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz
 34.66
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 32.53
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 7th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,649
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,186
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,049
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,942
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,841
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,708
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,360
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,939
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
 2,662
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,569
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz
 1,825
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL1958790 - Nov 30 2023
2359
BL1943034 - Nov 10 2023
2366
BL1928762 - Oct 20 2023
2643
BL1859883 - Jul 13 2023
2542
BL1850981 - Jul 01 2023
2437
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 7th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz
 2,426
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250
 2,819 (+16.2%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250
 2,701 (+11.3%)
AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Intel Core i3-3250
 2,605 (+7.4%)
AMD A8-5500 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250
 2,587 (+6.6%)
AMD Phenom II X4 955 vs Intel Core i3-3250
 2,485 (+2.4%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250
 2,302 (-5.1%)
AMD A6-3670 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250
 2,165 (-10.8%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250
 2,351 (-3.1%)
Intel Core i3-3245 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3250
 2,337 (-3.7%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250
 3,427 (+41.3%)
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250
 3,008 (+24.0%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3250
 2,985 (+23.0%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of December 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 9,214
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 9,074
Intel Core i9-13900KS
 8,574
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 8,424
Intel Core i9-14900KF
 8,421
Intel Core i9-14900K
 8,227
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D
 7,896
Intel Core i5-14600K
 7,838
Intel Core i9-13900K
 7,810
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7945WX
 7,602
Intel Core i7-13790F
 7,544
Intel Core i9-13900KF
 7,519
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz
 530