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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 1632 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Pentium G3250 - 190 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $61.0 vs $112.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Core i5-9400F - $0.32 vs $0.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-9400F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
54.23728813559322%
Price, $
$112
54%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
189
99.47368421052632%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/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 i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
41.79970972423803%
Multi-Core
981
20.29375258585023%
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Pentium G3250
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
50 FPS
$22.54/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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50 FPS
$23.4/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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34 FPS
$20.56/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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