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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $249
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X 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 3600X is 1812 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 71% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $61.0 vs $210.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing Overwatch 2 than Ryzen 5 3600X - $0.19 vs $0.58 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 12% better in Overwatch 2 than Pentium G3250 - 360 vs 321 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Overwatch 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Ryzen 5 3600X
Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic
101 FPS
$11.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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69 FPS
$18.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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12 FPS
$166.58/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600X
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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