Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1304 days newer than Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 2600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3250 - 27 vs 1 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
27
100%
Value, £/FPS
£4.69/FPS
100%
Price, £
£126.66
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | No |