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In short — Core i9-12900KS 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 i9-12900KS is 2815 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KS
- Performs up to 99% better in F1 23 than Pentium G3250 - 312 vs 157 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 81% cheaper than Core i9-12900KS - CA$120.0 vs CA$619.35
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KS - 53 vs 150 Watts
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i9-12900KS Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores Up to 5.5 GHz with Intel Thermal Velocity Boost, featuring Intel Adaptive Boost Technology LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 150W Processor Base Power
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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
Ultra High
Core i9-12900KS
Desktop • Apr 5th, 2022
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
21.39673105497771%
Multi-Core
981
6.046970350736609%
Intel Core i9-12900KS | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 5th, 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 150 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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