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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 298 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Pentium Gold G6400 - 124 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 15% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - €78.0 vs €92.12
- Up to 8% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 5 3600 - €0.68 vs €0.74 per FPS
- 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
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Processore (6C / 12T, 35 MB di cache, 4,2 GHz Max Boost)
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Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
115
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.68/FPS
100%
Price, €
€78
100%
Value Winner
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
Maximum
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
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
61 FPS
€12.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€789
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74 FPS
€13.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€989
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105 FPS
€11.9/FPS
Radeon RX 6950 XT
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,249
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85 FPS
€12.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,049
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74 FPS
€14.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
32 GB, 480 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD
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€1,039
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