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: 27.24

Overall Rank:
2864th fastest in multithreading out of 5035 CPUs
1817th fastest in single threading out of 5035 CPUs
832nd fastest in out of 1420 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $90.00 USD (2025-02-10)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

2451

Single Thread Rating

1837

Samples: 230*
*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	10,770 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	5,422 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	14 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	6,757 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	436.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	49,062 KBytes/Sec
Physics	266 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	2,111 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,837 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 29th of March 2025.

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

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 27th of March 2025

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 27th of March 2025.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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Pricing History

CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,755
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,335
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		39,050
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,497
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,125
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,870
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,196
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,718
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,636
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,145
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		2,451

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		224.28
Intel Core i9-12900K		130.81
Intel Core i9-13900K		106.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.34
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		27.24
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,144
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,019
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,902
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,681
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,923
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,564
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
BL2497546 - Mar 21 2025		2616
BL2470664 - Mar 10 2025		2524
BL2384964 - Feb 02 2025		2619
BL2384957 - Feb 02 2025		2619
BL2373964 - Jan 28 2025		2429

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 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		2,451
AMD A10-5800K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,956 (+20.6%)
AMD A8-5600K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,859 (+16.6%)
AMD A10-6800K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		3,188 (+30.1%)
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,980 (+21.6%)
AMD A10-5700 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,737 (+11.6%)
AMD A8-3870K APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,335 (-4.8%)
AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,610 (+6.5%)
AMD A8-3850 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		2,397 (-2.2%)
Intel Core i3-2120 @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i3-3250		1,963 (-19.9%)
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i3-3250		1,856 (-24.3%)
AMD FX-4350 Quad-Core vs Intel Core i3-3250		3,281 (+33.8%)
AMD A10-6700 APU vs Intel Core i3-3250		3,113 (+27.0%)

Is the Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 29th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,187
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,343
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,855
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,596
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,538
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,295
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,824
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K		9,693
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K		9,534
Intel Core Ultra 5 235		9,445
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF		9,424
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		9,292
Intel Core i3-3250 @ 3.50GHz		431

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