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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $564
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900KF 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 i9-12900KF is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 90% cheaper than Core i9-12900KF - €39.9 vs €391.0
- Up to 87% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i9-12900KF - €0.26 vs €1.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 53 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900KF
- Performs up to 31% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Pentium G3250 - 203 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 24 vs 2 threads
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
155
76%
Value, €/FPS
€0.26/FPS
100%
Price, €
€39.9
100%
Value Winner
Intel LGA1150 Processore Pentium G3250 da 3.2GHz, 54W, Grigio
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Intel® Core™ i9-12900KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 16 (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
Ultimate
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-12900KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-12900KF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i9-12900KF
Horizon Zero Dawn, 1920 x 1080, Ultimate
149 FPS
€28.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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149 FPS
€32.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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126 FPS
€26.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i9-12900KF
64 GB, 3 TB HDD
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