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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-13500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-13500 is 3089 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-13500
- Performs up to 6400% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3250 - 65 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 94% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G3250 - $3.77 vs $61.0 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i5-13500 - $61.0 vs $244.85
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-13500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
FPS
65
100%
Value, $/FPS
$3.77/FPS
100%
Price, $
$244.85
24%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-13500 Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24MB Cache, up to 4.8 GHz
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
1
1.5384615384615385%
Value, $/FPS
$61/FPS
6.1803278688524586%
Price, $
$61
100%
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
High
Core i5-13500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
23.970037453183522%
Multi-Core
981
7.945893406771424%
Intel Core i5-13500 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2023 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 25.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-13500 or Pentium G3250
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$1099.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-13500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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