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Core i5-7500 vs Pentium G3250

Core i5-7500 vs Pentium G3250: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7500

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Buy for $89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349948 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 349947 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7500

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Buy for $89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349948 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 349947 minutes ago

Availability

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Availability

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

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-7500 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 i5-7500 is 897 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-7500

Performs up to 5% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Pentium G3250 - 291 vs 276 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250

Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-7500 - $61.0 vs $89.0
Up to 29% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-7500 - $0.22 vs $0.31 per FPS
Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-7500 - 53 vs 65 Watts

This is a free version of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

FPS

291

100%

Value, $/FPS

$0.31/FPS

70.96774193548387%

Price, $

$89

68%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-7500 LGA 1151 7th Gen Core Desktop Processor

Buy for $89 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 349948 minutes ago

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

FPS

276

94.84536082474226%

Value, $/FPS

$0.22/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 349947 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

172

FPS

164

FPS

God of War

God of War

146

FPS

65

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

165

FPS

156

FPS

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

273

FPS

255

FPS

F1 22

F1 22

174

FPS

158

FPS

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Single-Core

1270

100%

Multi-Core

3478

100%

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

Single-Core

576

45.354330708661415%

Multi-Core

981

28.205865439907996%

Intel Core i5-7500	vs	Intel Pentium G3250
Jan 3rd, 2017	Release Date	Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5	Collection	Pentium
Kaby Lake	Codename	Haswell
Intel Socket 1151	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
65 W	TDP	53 W
14 nm	Process Size	22 nm
34.0x	Multiplier	32.0x
HD 630	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD (Haswell)
No	Overclockable	No

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