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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 Pentium G3250
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $44.59 vs $131.61
- Up to 61% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i7-8700K - $0.42 vs $1.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 13% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium G3250 - 134 vs 119 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
119
88%
Value, €/FPS
€0.42/FPS
100%
Price, €
€49.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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