Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F is 2724 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 226% better in Immortals of Aveum than Pentium G3250 - 88 vs 27 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - CA$88.0 vs CA$640.1
- Up to 55% better value when playing Immortals of Aveum than Core i9-12900F - CA$3.26 vs CA$7.27 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Immortals of Aveum
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
88
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$7.27/FPS
44.84181568088033%
Price, CA$
CA$640.1
13%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$640.1 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 26 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
27
30.681818181818183%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$3.26/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$88
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 20 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
22.686096888538795%
Multi-Core
981
7.0626349892008635%
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
Not Available | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
24.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |