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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 65% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G3250 - 157 vs 95 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - CA$120.99 vs CA$244.99
- Up to 19% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i5-12600K - CA$1.27 vs CA$1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
157
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.56/FPS
81%
Price, CA$
CA$244.99
49%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
95
60%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.27/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
Buy for CA$120.99 on Amazon
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Pentium G3250
Far Cry 6, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
127 FPS
CA$20.47/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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104 FPS
CA$16.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$1,751.53
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