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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-9100F 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 i3-9100F is 1737 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-9100F
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Pentium G3250 - 121 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i3-9100F - $61.0 vs $115.0
- Up to 43% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i3-9100F - $0.54 vs $0.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i3-9100F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-9100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
FPS
121
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.95/FPS
56.842105263157904%
Price, $
$115
53%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-9100F Desktop Processor 4 Core Up to 4.2 GHz without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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In Stock
Updated 349273 minutes ago
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
112
92.56198347107438%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$61
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
Buy for $61 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 349271 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i3-9100F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
41.92139737991266%
Multi-Core
981
26.737530662305804%
Intel Core i3-9100F | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 23rd, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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