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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $324
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-12700F outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-12700F is 2724 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i7-12700F - CA$120.99 vs CA$339.0
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700F
- Performs up to 362% better in League of Legends than Pentium G3250 - 300 vs 65 FPS
- Up to 39% better value when playing League of Legends than Pentium G3250 - CA$1.13 vs CA$1.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 20 vs 2 threads
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
300
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$339
35%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i7-12700F / 12/20 / 2.1GHz / 6xxChipset / BX8071512700F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i7-12700F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i7-12700F
League of Legends, 1920 x 1080, Very High
279 FPS
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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CA$9.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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278 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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289 FPS
CA$8.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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276 FPS
CA$6.21/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i7-12700F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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278 FPS
CA$10.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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280 FPS
CA$7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700F
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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