Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1500X 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 5 1500X is 995 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1500X - $61.0 vs $71.75
- Up to 8% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 5 1500X - $0.61 vs $0.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1500X - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- Performs up to 8% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium G3250 - 108 vs 100 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 8 vs 2 threads
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Game Graphics
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Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1500X |
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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 | 4 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |