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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900 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 i9-9900 is 1737 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9900 - CA$120.0 vs CA$588.62
- Up to 59% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i9-9900 - CA$1.13 vs CA$2.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900
- Performs up to 100% better in Diablo IV than Pentium G3250 - 212 vs 106 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 16 vs 2 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
106
50%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.13/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
212
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.78/FPS
40%
Price, CA$
CA$588.62
20%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-9900 Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W
Buy for CA$588.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 143 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-9900
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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