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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 Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$120.99 vs CA$141.17
- Up to 10% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$0.76 vs CA$0.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 6% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium G3250 - 169 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
159
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.76/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
169
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.84/FPS
90%
Price, CA$
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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Updated 17963 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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