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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-9400F outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-9400F is 1632 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 6% better in Fortnite than Pentium G3250 - 226 vs 214 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - CA$117.88 vs CA$120.99
- Up to 9% better value when playing Fortnite than Pentium G3250 - CA$0.52 vs CA$0.57 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
226
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$117.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics - 2.9 GHz (BX80684I59400F)
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Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Pentium G3250
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
54 FPS
CA$34.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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