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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K is 2430 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $44.59 vs $131.6
- Up to 57% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i5-11600K - $0.24 vs $0.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 25% better in Sea of Thieves than Pentium G3250 - 260 vs 208 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Sea of Thieves
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
208
80%
Value, €/FPS
€0.24/FPS
100%
Price, €
€49.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
260
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.56/FPS
42%
Price, €
€146.08
33%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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