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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 2663 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700K
- Performs up to 16% better in God of War than Pentium G3250 - 191 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - $61.0 vs $253.44
- Up to 72% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-12700K - $0.37 vs $1.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 53 vs 125 Watts
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
191
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.33/FPS
27.819548872180448%
Price, $
$253.44
24%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
164
85.86387434554975%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/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 i7-12700K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
22.757803239826156%
Multi-Core
981
7.163721337812181%
Intel Core i7-12700K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 53 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700K or Pentium G3250
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
78 FPS
$16.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,299
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67 FPS
$21.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,449.99
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114 FPS
$20.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,299.99
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114 FPS
$18.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$2,147.99
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100 FPS
$12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i7-12700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,199.99
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94 FPS
$20.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 256 GB SSD + 8 TB HDD
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$1,969
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114 FPS
$11.4/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,299.99
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53 FPS
$31.87/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,689
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53 FPS
$35.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i7-12700K
64 GB, 4 TB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,889
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94 FPS
$17.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-12700K
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,599.99
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