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Core i5-8400 vs Pentium G3250

Core i5-8400 vs Pentium G3250: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74216 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 74215 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74216 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 74215 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 1172 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 5% better in Fortnite than Pentium G3250 - 225 vs 214 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 6 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250

  • Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €22.7 vs €177.5
  • Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 53 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
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Fortnite

Fortnite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

225

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€177.5

12%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)

Buy for 177.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74216 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


FPS

214

95.11111111111111%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€22.7

100%

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 74215 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


Single-Core

576

42.572062084257205%

Multi-Core

981

20.66133108677338%

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo

Intel Core i5-8400

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Intel Pentium G3250 Logo

Intel Pentium G3250

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateJul 21st, 2014
Core i5CollectionPentium
Coffee LakeCodenameHaswell
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1150
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
6
Threads2
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.2 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
53 W
14 nm
Process Size22 nm
28.0xMultiplier
32.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD (Haswell)
NoOverclockableNo

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