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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $97
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 2745 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 9% less energy than Intel Core i3-12100F - 53 vs 58 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 21% better in Ready or Not than Pentium G3250 - 288 vs 239 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - CA$119.0 vs CA$120.99
- Up to 20% better value when playing Ready or Not than Pentium G3250 - CA$0.41 vs CA$0.51 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 8 vs 2 threads
Ready or Not
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
288
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.41/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119
100%
FPS and Value Winner
INTEL CORE I3-12100F Desktop
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i3-12100F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i3-12100F
Ready or Not, 1920 x 1080, Epic
106 FPS
CA$10.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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90 FPS
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GeForce GTX 1650
Core i3-12100F
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