Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600K 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 i5-6600K is 346 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600K
- Performs up to 19% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G3250 - 130 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i5-6600K - €11.0 vs €45.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-6600K - €0.1 vs €0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600K - 53 vs 91 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-6600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
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Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
91 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |