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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - CA$120.0 vs CA$429.0
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 28% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Pentium G3250 - 151 vs 118 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 24 vs 2 threads
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
21.984732824427482%
Multi-Core
981
6.3515700874069285%
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i9-12900K
Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
151 FPS
CA$35.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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111 FPS
CA$21.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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91 FPS
CA$29.27/FPS
Radeon RX 6700 XT
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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94 FPS
CA$23.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,169.09
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