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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 5500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 5500 is 2814 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 35% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5500 - $61.0 vs $93.98
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5500 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5500 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5500
- Performs up to 192% better in Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Pentium G3250 - 140 vs 48 FPS
- Up to 47% better value when playing Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered than Pentium G3250 - $0.67 vs $1.27 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
FPS
140
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.67/FPS
100%
Price, $
$93.98
64%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Ryzen 5 5500
Desktop • Apr 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Ryzen 5 5500
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
69 FPS
$13.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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41 FPS
$20.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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89 FPS
$11.8/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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33 FPS
$23.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$769
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32 FPS
$23.49/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$751.69
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41 FPS
$20.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$849.99
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6 FPS
$125/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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54 FPS
$17.39/FPS
Radeon RX 7600
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
$21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5500
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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41 FPS
$23.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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