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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $429
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 9 7900 is 3099 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 75% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$120.99 vs CA$489.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Diablo IV than Ryzen 9 7900 - CA$1.14 vs CA$1.48 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 211% better in Diablo IV than Pentium G3250 - 330 vs 106 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 24 vs 2 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
106
32%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.14/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
FPS
330
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.48/FPS
77%
Price, CA$
CA$489
24%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7900 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
Buy for CA$489 on Amazon
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Updated 117 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Ryzen 9 7900
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
273 FPS
CA$25.51/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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273 FPS
CA$32.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 4 TB SSD + 10 TB HDD
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