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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 1600X is 995 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$88.0 vs CA$307.08
- 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 9% better in Minecraft than Pentium G3250 - 671 vs 614 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Single-Core
576
51.29118432769367%
Multi-Core
981
20.583298363407472%
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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