Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6500 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 i5-6500 is 346 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - €22.7 vs €53.94
- Up to 55% better value when playing Resident Evil 4 than Core i5-6500 - €0.14 vs €0.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 9% better in Resident Evil 4 than Pentium G3250 - 172 vs 158 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
158
91%
Value, €/FPS
€0.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€22.7
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-6500 |
---|---|---|
Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
Haswell | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
No | Overclockable | No |