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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3450 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3450 is 813 days older than the more expensive Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Performs up to 1% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Pentium G3250 - 72 vs 71 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - $59.0 vs $61.0
- Up to 5% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Pentium G3250 - $0.82 vs $0.86 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 53 vs 77 Watts
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
FPS
72
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.82/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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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
Ultra High
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3450 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 29th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 77 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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