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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 1172 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 12% better in Sons Of The Forest than Pentium G3250 - 103 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - CA$120.99 vs CA$218.88
- Up to 38% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-8600K - CA$1.32 vs CA$2.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
103
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.13/FPS
61%
Price, CA$
CA$218.88
55%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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Updated 52 minutes ago
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
92
89%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.32/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
Buy for CA$120.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 51 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | 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 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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