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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 47% better in Dota 2 than Pentium G3250 - 251 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 92% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - €22.7 vs €284.56
- Up to 88% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i7-12700K - €0.13 vs €1.13 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel Core i7-12700K 3,6 GHz LGA1700 Tray Black
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
171
68%
Value, €/FPS
€0.13/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
Best Looking
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Pentium G3250
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
226 FPS
€6.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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182 FPS
€7.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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249 FPS
€7.19/FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XT
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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233 FPS
€23.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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199 FPS
€7.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,569
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226 FPS
€11.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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€2,640.24
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167 FPS
€7.24/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€1,209
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251 FPS
€10.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,579
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208 FPS
€6.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,439
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147 FPS
€7.48/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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