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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F 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 i5-10400F is 2110 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $61.0 vs $112.53
- Up to 40% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-10400F - $0.66 vs $1.1 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 11% better in Sons Of The Forest than Pentium G3250 - 102 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
92
90.19607843137256%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/FPS
100%
Price, $
$61
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
102
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
60%
Price, $
$112.53
54%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400F
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
40.055632823365784%
Multi-Core
981
17.05790297339593%
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Core i5-10400F
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
71 FPS
$15.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Core i5-10400F
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Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$32.35/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$29.96/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$24.34/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$28.57/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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