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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900 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 7900 is 3506 days newer than Core i3-3250.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3250
- Consumes up to 15% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900 - 55 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900
- Performs up to 31% better in Borderlands 3 than Core i3-3250 - 258 vs 197 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i3-3250 - 24 vs 4 threads
Borderlands 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Intel Core i3-3250 3.50GHz 2 LGA 1155 Processor BX80637I33250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Core i3-3250
Desktop • Jun 9th, 2013
Ryzen 9 7900
Desktop • Jan 14th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-3250 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 7900 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9th, 2013 | Release Date | Jan 14th, 2023 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Ivy Bridge | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 4 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.4 GHz |
55 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD 2500 | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Core i3-3250 or Ryzen 9 7900
Borderlands 3, 1920 x 1080, Badass
155 FPS
$12.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, N/A Storage
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184 FPS
$13.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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99 FPS
$23.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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99 FPS
$24.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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99 FPS
$18.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 7900
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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214 FPS
$15.18/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 7900
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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