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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1812 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 17% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - CA$120.99 vs CA$145.58
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 31% better in Cyberpunk 2077 than Pentium G3250 - 80 vs 61 FPS
- Up to 8% better value when playing Cyberpunk 2077 than Pentium G3250 - CA$1.82 vs CA$1.98 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Cyberpunk 2077
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
80
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.82/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$145.58
83%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
RT Overdrive
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Matisse |
| 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 3600
Cyberpunk 2077, 1920 x 1080, RT Overdrive
1 FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$1199.98/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$3443.94/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$2765.43/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$1329.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, 512 GB SSD
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1 FPS
CA$1299.99/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
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