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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600 is 1289 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $61.0 vs $191.98
- Up to 68% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-2600 - $0.44 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 53 vs 95 Watts
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
140
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$61
100%
Value Winner
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
Extreme
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Pentium G3250
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
3 FPS
$300/FPS
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Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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