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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- Performs up to 103% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium G3250 - 511 vs 252 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - €22.7 vs €198.8
- Up to 77% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-12600K - €0.09 vs €0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
511
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.39/FPS
23.076923076923077%
Price, €
€198.8
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12600K LGA1700 Tablett, 3,6 GHz, CM8071504555227
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
252
49.31506849315068%
Value, €/FPS
€0.09/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
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
23.51020408163265%
Multi-Core
981
8.31919945725916%
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Pentium G3250
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
246 FPS
€2.71/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€666
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254 FPS
€2.79/FPS
GeForce GT 1030
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€709.9
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357 FPS
€3.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,279.9
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246 FPS
€2.95/FPS
GeForce GT 710
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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€724.9
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