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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $599
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - €39.9 vs €428.99
- Up to 90% better value when playing Stray than Core i9-12900K - €0.23 vs €2.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 7% better in Stray than Pentium G3250 - 189 vs 177 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 24 vs 2 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
177
93%
Value, €/FPS
€0.23/FPS
100%
Price, €
€39.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel LGA1150 Processore Pentium G3250 da 3.2GHz, 54W, Grigio
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900K, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop16 (8P+8E) core fino a 5,2 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900K |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i9-12900K
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
96 FPS
€13.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,339
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179 FPS
€13.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,379
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153 FPS
€31.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€4,810.28
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189 FPS
€17.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€3,299
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131 FPS
€13.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,729
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96 FPS
€15.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,459
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145 FPS
€14.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900K
12 GB, N/A Storage
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€2,129
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153 FPS
€38.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, 1.953125 TB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€5,850.84
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164 FPS
€12.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-12900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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€1,979
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