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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 1551 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - CA$120.99 vs CA$498.88
- Up to 72% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Core i9-9900K - CA$0.61 vs CA$2.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 14% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G3250 - 226 vs 198 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 16 vs 2 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
198
87%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
226
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.21/FPS
27%
Price, CA$
CA$498.88
24%
FPS Winner
Intel Core I9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores Up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 217 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-9900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| 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 | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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