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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $294
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-14600KF 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 i5-14600KF is 3375 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-14600KF - $61.0 vs $294.99
- Up to 77% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i5-14600KF - $0.44 vs $1.92 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-14600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-14600KF
- Performs up to 10% better in Metro Exodus than Pentium G3250 - 154 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 20 vs 2 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
154
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.92/FPS
22%
Price, $
$294.99
20%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-14600KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) - Unlocked
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-14600KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-14600KF |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
| 53 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i5-14600KF
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
72 FPS
$18.06/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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57 FPS
$30.68/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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92 FPS
$27.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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101 FPS
$18.32/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Core i5-14600KF
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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