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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 1812 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Pentium G3250
- Up to 38% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - CA$103.84 vs CA$167.80
- Up to 16% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 5 3600 - CA$2.31 vs CA$2.75 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 36% better in Starfield than Pentium G3250 - 61 vs 45 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
45
74%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.31/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$103.84
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
61
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.75/FPS
84%
Price, CA$
CA$167.8
61%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop 3rd generation Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
Buy for CA$167.8 on Amazon
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Updated 101 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3250 | vs | 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 |
PCs Using Pentium G3250 or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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CA$442.04/FPS
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CA$150/FPS
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