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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600KF 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 i5-9600KF is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 51% cheaper than Core i5-9600KF - CA$120.99 vs CA$249.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-9600KF - CA$0.99 vs CA$1.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600KF - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600KF
- Performs up to 31% better in Dead Island 2 than Pentium G3250 - 160 vs 122 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 6 vs 2 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
122
76%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
160
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.56/FPS
63%
Price, CA$
CA$249
48%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600KF Desktop Processor 6 Cores Up to 4.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-9600KF
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-9600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| 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 | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i5-9600KF
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
13 FPS
CA$343.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9600KF
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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