Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3460 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3460 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 2299 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3460.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 16% better in Apex Legends than Pentium G3460 - 300 vs 259 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3460 - 24 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3460
- Up to 92% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - €41.86 vs €499.0
- Up to 90% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 5900X - €0.16 vs €1.66 per FPS
- Consumes up to 50% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 53 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for €499 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 145 minutes ago
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
259
86%
Value, €/FPS
€0.16/FPS
100%
Price, €
€41.86
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €41.86 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 145 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Pentium G3460 |
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Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
Ryzen 9 | Collection | Pentium |
Vermeer | Codename | Haswell |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
105 W | TDP | 53 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |