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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 2663 days newer than Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 53 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 32% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Pentium G3250 - 203 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 24 vs 2 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
203
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.6/FPS
100%
Price, £
£323.97
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i9-12900KF
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
98 FPS
£16.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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61 FPS
£22.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,392
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76 FPS
£17.23/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,309.2
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155 FPS
£12.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,862.4
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52 FPS
£25.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,317.6
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124 FPS
£13.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,723.2
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155 FPS
£15.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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£2,449.99
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52 FPS
£28.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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£1,499.15
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