Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 1172 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 7% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium G3250 - 118 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - €22.7 vs €321.4
- Up to 92% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-8700K - €0.21 vs €2.72 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for €321.4 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 520 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
110
93%
Value, €/FPS
€0.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€22.7
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €22.7 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 519 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |