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Core i5-4590S vs Pentium G3250

Core i5-4590S vs Pentium G3250: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-4590S

3.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core I5-4590S I5 4590S 3.0 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 65W LGA 1150

Buy for $42.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350037 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3250

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250

Buy for $61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350035 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-4590S

3.0 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core I5-4590S I5 4590S 3.0 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 65W LGA 1150

Buy for $42.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350037 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G3250

3.2 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250

Buy for $61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350035 minutes ago

Availability

Intel Core I5-4590S I5 4590S 3.0 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 65W LGA 1150

Availability

Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590S outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590S is 81 days older than the more expensive Pentium G3250.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S

Performs up to 7% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium G3250 - 127 vs 119 FPS
Up to 30% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - $42.89 vs $61.0
Up to 33% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium G3250 - $0.34 vs $0.51 per FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250

Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-4590S - 53 vs 65 Watts

This is a free version of A Plague Tale: Requiem.

A Plague Tale: Requiem

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

FPS

127

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.34/FPS

100%

Price, $

$42.89

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core I5-4590S I5 4590S 3.0 GHz Used Quad-Core CPU Processor 6M 65W LGA 1150

Buy for $42.89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350037 minutes ago

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

FPS

119

93.7007874015748%

Value, $/FPS

$0.51/FPS

66.66666666666667%

Price, $

$61

70%

Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250

Buy for $61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 350035 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

170

FPS

164

FPS

God of War

God of War

124

FPS

65

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

163

FPS

156

FPS

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

269

FPS

255

FPS

F1 22

F1 22

170

FPS

158

FPS

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • May 1st, 2014

Single-Core

1084

100%

Multi-Core

2951

100%

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

Single-Core

576

53.13653136531366%

Multi-Core

981

33.24296848525923%

Intel Core i5-4590S	vs	Intel Pentium G3250
May 1st, 2014	Release Date	Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5	Collection	Pentium
Haswell	Codename	Haswell
Intel Socket 1150	Socket	Intel Socket 1150
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
3.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
65 W	TDP	53 W
22 nm	Process Size	22 nm
29.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
Intel HD 4600	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD (Haswell)
No	Overclockable	No

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