Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 is 2430 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 18% better in Battlefield IV than Pentium G3250 - 443 vs 376 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $61.0 vs $184.0
- Up to 62% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Core i5-11500 - $0.16 vs $0.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
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Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | No |