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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 1172 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 28% better in Rust than Pentium G3250 - 203 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $61.0 vs $186.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-8700K - $0.38 vs $0.92 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 53 vs 95 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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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 i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Pentium G3250
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
63 FPS
$23.81/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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