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In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 1172 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 3200% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3250 - 33 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 5% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - CA$114.21 vs CA$120.0
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 6 vs 2 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 Ghz 6-Core Lga 1151 Processor 3.6 BX80684I58600K
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
37.25743855109961%
Multi-Core
981
17.52724673932464%
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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