Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F 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 i5-10400F is 2110 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 5% better in Halo Infinite than Pentium G3250 - 161 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - €11.0 vs €91.6
- Up to 88% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i5-10400F - €0.07 vs €0.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
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Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | No |