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In short — Pentium G3250 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2405S on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2405S is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3250 is 1156 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2405S.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Performs up to 1% better in Elden Ring than Core i5-2405S - 112 vs 111 FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-2405S - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2405S
- Up to 25% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - $46.0 vs $61.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Elden Ring than Pentium G3250 - $0.41 vs $0.54 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
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Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Intel Core i5-2405S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52405S
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-2405S |
|---|---|---|
Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | May 22nd, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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