Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600 is 1304 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - €39.9 vs €302.09
- Up to 83% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-8600 - €0.43 vs €2.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 33% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Pentium G3250 - 122 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 6 vs 2 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
92
75%
Value, €/FPS
€0.43/FPS
100%
Price, €
€39.9
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-8600 |
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Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 6 |
2 | Threads | 6 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | No |