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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2550K 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 i5-2550K is 903 days older than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 2% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G3250 - 125 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 38% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $61.0 vs $99.0
- Up to 37% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-2550K - $0.5 vs $0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
FPS
125
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
63.291139240506325%
Price, $
$99
61%
FPS Winner
BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Updated 360877 minutes ago
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
123
98.4%
Value, $/FPS
$0.5/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 360877 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
84.70588235294117%
Multi-Core
981
48.088235294117645%
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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