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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K 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 i7-6850K is 680 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 5% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Pentium G3250 - 175 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 49% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $61.0 vs $120.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i7-6850K - $0.37 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 62% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 53 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
175
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
53.62318840579711%
Price, $
$120
50%
FPS Winner
Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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In Stock
Updated 361185 minutes ago
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
167
95.42857142857143%
Value, $/FPS
$0.37/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 361184 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
45.42586750788644%
Multi-Core
981
16.852774437381893%
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 53 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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