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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600KF 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 i5-12600KF is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 96% cheaper than Core i5-12600KF - €11.0 vs €248.75
- Up to 93% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-12600KF - €0.07 vs €1.02 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600KF - 53 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600KF
- Performs up to 54% better in Rust than Pentium G3250 - 245 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 16 vs 2 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80646G3250 G3250 Pentium Dual Core Prozessor (3,2GHz, Sockel 1150, 3MB Cache)
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Intel Core i5-12600KF 12. Generation Desktop Prozessor BX8071512600KF & Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4 3200MHz C16, High Performance Desktop Arbeitsspeicher Kit Schwarz, 2 Stück
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-12600KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i5-12600KF
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
123 FPS
€10.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
€11.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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80 FPS
€10.19/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Core i5-12600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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152 FPS
€10.1/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Core i5-12600KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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