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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 3 1200 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 3 1200 is 1151 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $51.36 vs $395.0
- Up to 86% better value when playing Borderlands 3 than Ryzen 3 1200 - $0.26 vs $1.9 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 3 1200 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 3 1200
- Performs up to 5% better in Borderlands 3 than Pentium G3258 - 208 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 4 vs 2 threads
Borderlands 3
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
199
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$51.36
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Badass
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Ryzen 3 1200
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 27th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 3 |
| Haswell | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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