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Pentium G3250 vs Core i9-12900KF

Pentium G3250 vs Core i9-12900KF: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $269.95 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Core i9-12900KF

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $269.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900KF outperforms Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-12900KF is 2663 days newer than Pentium G3250.

Advantages of Pentium G3250

  • Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900KF - 53 vs 125 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900KF doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-12900KF

  • Performs up to 12% better in Dead Space than Pentium G3250 - 162 vs 145 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 24 vs 2 threads
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Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


FPS

145

90%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

162

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.67/FPS

100%

Price, $

$269.95

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i9-12900KF Gaming Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $269.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 15 minutes ago

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


Single-Core

576

23%

Multi-Core

981

7%

Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo
Core i9-12900KF

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2542

100%

Multi-Core

14881

100%

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo

Pentium G3250

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Intel Core i9-12900KF Logo

Core i9-12900KF

Jul 21st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i9
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
2Threads
24
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed3.2 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.2 GHz
53 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier32.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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