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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7900X 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 9 7900X is 3039 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Pentium G3258
- Up to 88% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7900X - $46.59 vs $380.89
- Up to 85% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Ryzen 9 7900X - $0.59 vs $3.85 per FPS
- Consumes up to 69% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7900X - 53 vs 170 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7900X
- Performs up to 25% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G3258 - 99 vs 79 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 24 vs 2 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
79
80%
Value, $/FPS
$0.59/FPS
100%
Price, $
$46.59
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Ryzen 9 7900X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258 | vs | Ryzen 9 7900X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Sep 27th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 12 |
| 2 | Threads | 24 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.6 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 170 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 47.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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