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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $409
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MSRP in USD: $409
Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - €39.9 vs €298.0
- Up to 83% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-12700K - €0.06 vs €0.35 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 37% better in Minecraft than Pentium G3250 - 843 vs 614 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 20 vs 2 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
614
72%
Value, €/FPS
€0.06/FPS
100%
Price, €
€39.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel LGA1150 Processore Pentium G3250 da 3.2GHz, 54W, Grigio
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 4th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i7-12700K
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
737 FPS
€2.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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607 FPS
€2.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,279.99
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737 FPS
€2.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i7-12700K
12 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,633.58
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607 FPS
€1.78/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,078
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700 FPS
€4.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€3,359.01
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700 FPS
€3.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€2,207.62
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756 FPS
€5.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1000 GB HDD
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€4,499
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735 FPS
€4.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€3,231.48
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655 FPS
€2.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,529
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607 FPS
€2.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,269
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