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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 more expensive Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 298 days older than the more expensive Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 118 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 2% cheaper than Pentium Gold G6400 - €81.96 vs €83.86
- Up to 8% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium Gold G6400 - €0.69 vs €0.75 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
118
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.69/FPS
100%
Price, €
€81.96
100%
FPS and Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 4, 2GHz AM4 35MB Cache Wraith Stealth
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Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Processor 4 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 7th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Matisse | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 3600 or Pentium Gold G6400
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
48 FPS
€17.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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54 FPS
€15.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€859
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54 FPS
€14.98/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€809
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48 FPS
€16.19/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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€777
In Stock
48 FPS
€15.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€744.9
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51 FPS
€16.57/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB HDD
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€844.9
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54 FPS
€13.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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€724.9
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32 FPS
€21.22/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€679
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49 FPS
€15.08/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€739
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44 FPS
€17.7/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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€779
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