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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 346 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Pentium G3250 - 223 vs 214 FPS
- Up to 35% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - $39.5 vs $61.0
- Up to 38% better value when playing Fortnite than Pentium G3250 - $0.18 vs $0.29 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 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
223
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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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
Epic
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | 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 |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Pentium G3250
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
58 FPS
$12.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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35 FPS
$18.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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