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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X3D 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 7950X3D is 3138 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Pentium G3258
- Up to 94% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $46.59 vs $744.99
- Up to 91% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $0.25 vs $2.93 per FPS
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D - 53 vs 120 Watts
Advantages of Ryzen 9 7950X3D
- Performs up to 35% better in Far Cry 5 than Pentium G3258 - 254 vs 188 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 32 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
188
74%
Value, $/FPS
$0.25/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 7950X3D 16-Core, 32-Thread 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 7950X3D
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3258 | vs | Ryzen 9 7950X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2023 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Haswell | Codename | Raphael |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 5.7 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 120 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 5 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 42.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Pentium G3258 or Ryzen 9 7950X3D
With selected game settings
219 FPS
$19.04/FPS
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$18.55/FPS
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$16.58/FPS
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$23.49/FPS
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$19.74/FPS
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$32.56/FPS
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$14.29/FPS
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