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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 89% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $44.59 vs $392.64
- Up to 84% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Core i9-12900K - $0.45 vs $2.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 42% better in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor than Pentium G3250 - 156 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 24 vs 2 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
110
70%
Value, €/FPS
€0.45/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 i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
156
100%
Value, €/FPS
€2.79/FPS
16%
Price, €
€435.83
11%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W and Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition 8GB PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.2 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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