Buy on Amazon
CA$222.5
In Stock
Availability
Availability
Availability
Availability
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 1304 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 85% better in Diablo IV than Pentium G3250 - 196 vs 106 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - CA$120.0 vs CA$222.5
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$222.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74657 minutes ago
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
Buy for CA$120 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 74656 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
39.56043956043956%
Multi-Core
981
19.51462104634971%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
