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Core i5-4250U vs Ryzen 5 3600

Core i5-4250U vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Core i5-4250U on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2224 days newer than Core i5-4250U.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-4250U

  • Consumes up to 77% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 15 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 13% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-4250U - 179 vs 159 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4250U - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Horizon Zero Dawn

Horizon Zero Dawn

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i5-4250U Logo
Core i5-4250U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


FPS

159

89%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


FPS

179

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.43/FPS

100%

Price, €

€76.29

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 76.29 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 68 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultimate

Intel Core i5-4250U Logo
Core i5-4250U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-4250U Logo
Core i5-4250U

Mobile • Jun 4th, 2013


Single-Core

772

48%

Multi-Core

1467

21%

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Logo
Ryzen 5 3600

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019


Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Intel Core i5-4250U

vs

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Jun 4th, 2013Release Date
Jul 7th, 2019
Core i5CollectionRyzen 5
HaswellCodenameMatisse
Intel BGA 1168SocketAMD Socket AM4
Mobile
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
1.3 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
2.6 GHzTurbo Clock Speed
4.2 GHz
15 W
TDP65 W
22 nmProcess Size
7 nm
13.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD 5000
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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