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Key Differences
In short — Pentium G3250 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-3450 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-3450 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium G3250 is 813 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-3450.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 31% less energy than Intel Core i5-3450 - 53 vs 77 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-3450
- Up to 3% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - $59.0 vs $61.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Pentium G3250 - $0.31 vs $0.32 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Intel Core i5-3450 Quad-Core Processor 3.1 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I53450
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-3450
Desktop • Apr 29th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-3450 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 29th, 2012 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 77 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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