Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 1172 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 15% better in Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Pentium G3250 - 134 vs 117 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €22.7 vs €242.73
- Up to 90% better value when playing Dying Light 2: Stay Human than Core i5-8600K - €0.19 vs €1.81 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
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Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
117
87%
Value, €/FPS
€0.19/FPS
100%
Price, €
€22.7
100%
Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality Raytracing
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |