Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 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 i5-12600 is 2745 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - €39.9 vs €292.9
- Up to 86% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-12600 - €0.21 vs €1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 2% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Pentium G3250 - 193 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
189
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€39.9
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
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Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 6 |
2 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
No | Overclockable | No |