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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3250 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-2500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-2500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3250 is 1289 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-2500.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 53 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Up to 59% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - $24.95 vs $61.0
- Up to 59% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Pentium G3250 - $0.12 vs $0.29 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
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1920 x 1080
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Epic
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
211
100%
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$0.12/FPS
100%
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$24.95
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Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2500 Quad-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52500
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-2500 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 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 | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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