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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 2002 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - $119.01 vs $485.95
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 53 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 1% better in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Pentium G3258 - 191 vs 189 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 32 vs 2 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Single-Core
613
35.97417840375587%
Multi-Core
1074
10.041136873597607%
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 3950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Nov 25th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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