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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K is 2430 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 53% better in Dirt 5 than Pentium G3250 - 220 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $61.0 vs $198.9
- Up to 53% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Core i5-11600K - $0.42 vs $0.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 53 vs 125 Watts
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
220
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
46.666666666666664%
Price, $
$198.9
30%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
144
65.45454545454545%
Value, $/FPS
$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, $
$61
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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In Stock
Updated 348907 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
26.349496797804207%
Multi-Core
981
11.434899172397715%
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
39.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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