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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X 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 Ryzen 5 1600X is 995 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 5% better in DOOM Eternal than Pentium G3250 - 477 vs 455 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$120.0 vs CA$141.17
- Up to 13% better value when playing DOOM Eternal than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$0.26 vs CA$0.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
DOOM Eternal
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
477
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.3/FPS
86%
Price, CA$
CA$141.17
85%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
455
95%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
Buy for CA$120 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 205 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Nightmare
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 11th, 2017 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Summit Ridge | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 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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