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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600K 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 i5-12600K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600K
- 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 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-12600K - $61.0 vs $177.2
- Up to 64% better value when playing Stray than Core i5-12600K - $0.34 vs $0.94 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i5-12600K Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 10 (6P+4E) Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-12600K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12600K or Pentium G3250
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
107 FPS
$10.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
$15.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,754.11
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124 FPS
$5.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$725.22
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114 FPS
$16.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,835.65
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114 FPS
$10.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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124 FPS
$7.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$930.24
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144 FPS
$11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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130 FPS
$27.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,598
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107 FPS
$12.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12600K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,349.99
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96 FPS
$8.9/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12600K
32 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$854.67
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