Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Core i3-3250 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. 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?

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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: 27.13

Overall Rank:
2761st fastest in multithreading out of 4910 CPUs
1738th fastest in single threading out of 4910 CPUs
813th fastest in out of 1400 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $90.00 USD (2024-12-21)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2442

Single Thread Rating

1837

Samples: 221*
*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	10,751 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,429 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,759 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	433.7 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,091 KBytes/Sec
Physics	261 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,102 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,837 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 22nd of December 2024.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 18th of December 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of December 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$90.00 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,920
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,435
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,099
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,598
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,098
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,888
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,251
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,742
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,582
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,152
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		2,442

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		286.20
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		186.30
Intel Core i9-12900K		150.67
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		145.75
Intel Core i9-13900K		111.18
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.59
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.43
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		27.13
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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,616
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,157
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,027
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,685
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,362
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,927
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,566
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		1,837

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2198679 - Sep 19 2024		2497
BL2179727 - Aug 27 2024		2719
BL2159882 - Aug 02 2024		2453
BL2118599 - Jun 07 2024		2185
BL2112919 - May 30 2024		2598

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 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		2,442
AMD A8-6600K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,998 (+22.8%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,854 (+16.9%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,744 (+12.4%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,328 (-4.7%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,536 (+3.8%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,374 (-2.8%)
Intel Core i3-3245 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,373 (-2.8%)
AMD FX-4350 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3250		3,321 (+36.0%)
AMD A10-6700 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		3,105 (+27.2%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,981 (+22.1%)
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,963 (+21.4%)
AMD FX-4130 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,696 (+10.4%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 22nd of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,250
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,924
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,882
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,563
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,322
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,869
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,577
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,424
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,305
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF		9,258
Intel Core i9-14900KS		9,198
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D		8,916
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		426

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

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