Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 680 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 18% better in Rust than Pentium G3250 - 188 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - €39.9 vs €188.88
- Up to 75% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-6900K - €0.25 vs €1.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 53 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for €188.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 210 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
159
84%
Value, €/FPS
€0.25/FPS
100%
Price, €
€39.9
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €39.9 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 210 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
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May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
Broadwell-E | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
140 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |