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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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MSRP in USD: $599
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-12900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-12900K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - CA$120.99 vs CA$409.0
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 7200% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3250 - 73 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 95% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3250 - CA$5.6 vs CA$120.99 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 24 vs 2 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
73
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.6/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$409
29%
FPS and Value Winner
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
High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
73 FPS
CA$99.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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25 FPS
CA$86.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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