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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-14700K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-14700K is 3375 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-14700K - CA$120.0 vs CA$579.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-14700K
- Performs up to 8400% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3250 - 85 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 94% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3250 - CA$6.81 vs CA$120.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 28 vs 2 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
85
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$6.81/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$579
20%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-14700K New Gaming Desktop Processor 20 cores (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) with Integrated Graphics - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i7-14700K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i7-14700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 20 |
| 2 | Threads | 28 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
| 53 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i7-14700K
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
53 FPS
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Core i7-14700K
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Core i7-14700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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