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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 2430 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - CA$120.99 vs CA$284.15
- Up to 52% better value when playing God of War than Core i5-11500 - CA$0.74 vs CA$1.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 12% better in God of War than Pentium G3250 - 183 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
164
89%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.74/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
183
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.55/FPS
47%
Price, CA$
CA$284.15
42%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-11500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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