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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7900X 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 i9-7900X is 1071 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 84% cheaper than Core i9-7900X - $61.0 vs $392.83
- Up to 84% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i9-7900X - $0.55 vs $3.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than Intel Core i9-7900X - 53 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7900X
- Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium G3250 - 116 vs 110 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 20 vs 2 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
FPS
116
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.39/FPS
16%
Price, $
$392.83
15%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-7900X X-Series Processor 10 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 140W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i9-7900X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i9-7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jun 26th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Skylake-E/EP |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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