Intel Core i3-3250 CPU

The Intel Core i3-3250 is a dual-core desktop processor based on the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture, manufactured on a 22 nm process. It features 2 cores and 4 threads via Hyper-Threading, with a base clock of 3.50 GHz and 3 MB of L3 cache. The processor has a TDP of 55 W and uses the FCLGA1155 socket. It supports DDR3 memory at 1333/1600 MHz across two channels, but does not support ECC memory. Integrated graphics are provided by Intel HD Graphics 2500. The CPU supports PCIe 2.0 and instruction sets including 64-bit, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, and AVX. The multiplier is locked, preventing overclocking. It was launched in June 2013 with an MSRP of $138 and was discontinued on December 31, 2019.