Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-3470 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-3470 is 780 days older than the more expensive Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3470
- Performs up to 1% better in Dota 2 than Pentium G3250 - 173 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 3% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - $59.0 vs $61.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Dota 2 than Pentium G3250 - $0.34 vs $0.36 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 i5-3470 - 53 vs 77 Watts
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
FPS
173
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$59
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Desktop • Jun 1st, 2012
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-3470 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
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Jun 1st, 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
77 W | TDP | 53 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
No | Overclockable | No |