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In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2814 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G3250.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 16% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G3250 - 230 vs 198 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Pentium G3250 - CA$119.0 vs CA$120.99
- Up to 15% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Pentium G3250 - CA$0.52 vs CA$0.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Borderlands 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
230
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.52/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Vermeer | 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 |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 53 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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