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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600KF 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 i5-11600KF is 2430 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600KF
- Performs up to 27% better in Need For Speed Unbound than Pentium G3250 - 159 vs 125 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-11600KF - $61.0 vs $160.68
- Up to 51% better value when playing Need For Speed Unbound than Core i5-11600KF - $0.49 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600KF - 53 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Need For Speed Unbound
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
159
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
48.51485148514851%
Price, $
$160.68
37%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600KF 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
125
78.61635220125787%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$61
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600KF
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
26.229508196721312%
Multi-Core
981
11.266796830136672%
Intel Core i5-11600KF | 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 |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600KF or Pentium G3250
Need For Speed Unbound, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
76 FPS
$17.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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76 FPS
$18.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,399.99
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76 FPS
$12.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$975.45
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76 FPS
$21.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-11600KF
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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