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Core i3-3250 vs Ryzen 9 7950X

Core i3-3250 vs Ryzen 9 7950X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $138

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Availability

MSRP $699

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms Core i3-3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 3397 days newer than Core i3-3250.

Advantages of Core i3-3250

  • Consumes up to 68% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 55 vs 170 Watts

Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X

  • Performs up to 8400% better in Cities: Skylines II than Core i3-3250 - 85 vs 1 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3250 - 32 vs 4 threads
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Cities: Skylines II

Cities: Skylines II

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo
Core i3-3250

Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013


FPS

1

1%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


FPS

85

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo
Core i3-3250

Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo
Core i3-3250

Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013


Single-Core

532

18%

Multi-Core

1130

6%

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo
Ryzen 9 7950X

Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022


Single-Core

2938

100%

Multi-Core

19293

100%

Intel Core i3-3250 Logo

Core i3-3250

vs
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Logo

Ryzen 9 7950X

Jun 9th, 2013Release Date
Sep 27th, 2022
Core i3CollectionRyzen 9
Ivy BridgeCodenameRaphael
Intel Socket 1155SocketAMD Socket AM5
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
16
4Threads
32
3.5 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.7 GHz
55 W
TDP170 W
22 nmProcess Size
5 nm
35.0xMultiplier
45.0x
Intel HD 2500Integrated GraphicsRadeon Graphics
NoOverclockable
Yes

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