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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 2430 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - $61.0 vs $265.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Dota 2 than Core i9-11900K - $0.36 vs $1.09 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 43% better in Dota 2 than Pentium G3250 - 244 vs 171 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 16 vs 2 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-11900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i9-11900K
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
175 FPS
$12.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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175 FPS
$10.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,898
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186 FPS
$10.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,978
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230 FPS
$9.35/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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175 FPS
$11.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,059
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175 FPS
$9.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,699
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159 FPS
$11.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
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219 FPS
$16.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,599
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219 FPS
$15.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,399.99
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159 FPS
$11.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,849
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