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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 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 i5-9500 is 1551 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 35% better in War Thunder than Pentium G3250 - 183 vs 136 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 i5-9500 - CA$120.99 vs CA$218.95
- Up to 26% better value when playing War Thunder than Core i5-9500 - CA$0.89 vs CA$1.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-9500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
War Thunder
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
183
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.2/FPS
74%
Price, CA$
CA$218.95
55%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
Buy for CA$218.95 on Amazon
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
136
74%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.89/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
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 41 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Movie
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 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 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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