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Core i5-12500 vs Pentium G3250

Core i5-12500 vs Pentium G3250: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 298.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3250

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Intel Pentium G3250 CPU verwendet 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 3,2 GHz 3M 53W LGA1150

Buy for 22.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86039 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12500

3.0 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 298.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3250

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Intel Pentium G3250 CPU verwendet 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 3,2 GHz 3M 53W LGA1150

Buy for 22.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86039 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12500 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 i5-12500 is 2724 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500

  • Performs up to 56% better in HITMAN 2 than Pentium G3250 - 179 vs 115 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250

  • Up to 92% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - €22.7 vs €298.2
  • Up to 88% better value when playing HITMAN 2 than Core i5-12500 - €0.2 vs €1.67 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
This is a free version of HITMAN 2.
HITMAN 2

HITMAN 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.67/FPS

11.976047904191619%

Price, €

€298.2

7%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5 (12. Generation) i5-12500 3 GHz Prozessor, Einzelhandelsverpackung

Buy for 298.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


FPS

115

64.24581005586593%

Value, €/FPS

€0.2/FPS

100%

Price, €

€22.7

100%

Value Winner

Intel Pentium G3250 CPU verwendet 2-Core 2-Thread Desktop-Prozessor 3,2 GHz 3M 53W LGA1150

Buy for 22.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 86039 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-12500 Logo
Core i5-12500

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2311

100%

Multi-Core

9079

100%

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


Single-Core

576

24.92427520553873%

Multi-Core

981

10.80515475272607%

Intel Core i5-12500

vs

Intel Pentium G3250

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateJul 21st, 2014
Core i5CollectionPentium
Alder LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
12
Threads2
3.0 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
53 W
10 nm
Process Size22 nm
30.0xMultiplier
32.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsIntel HD (Haswell)
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Pentium G3250

HITMAN 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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