Key Differences
In short — Core i5-3450 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 i5-3450 is 813 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-3450 - €22.7 vs €75.78
- Up to 69% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Core i5-3450 - €0.05 vs €0.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 53 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Pentium G3250 - 461 vs 458 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
458
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.05/FPS
100%
Price, €
€22.7
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
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Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 77 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
No | Overclockable | No |