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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3258 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2348 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 13% better in God of War than Pentium G3258 - 185 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $49.37 vs $261.99
- Up to 79% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.3 vs $1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 53 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
164
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.3/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49.37
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Pentium G3258 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jun 2nd, 2014 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Vermeer | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 105 W | TDP | 53 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Pentium G3258
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
118 FPS
$17.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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119 FPS
$26.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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61 FPS
$27.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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119 FPS
$21.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,527.3
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88 FPS
$25.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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88 FPS
$19.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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119 FPS
$24.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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78 FPS
$20.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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120 FPS
$12.14/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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