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Pentium Gold G6400 vs Ryzen 5 3600

Pentium Gold G6400 vs Ryzen 5 3600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

CPU Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processore 4 GHz 4 MB Cache

Buy for €72.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 139 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 3600

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Processore AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6 Cores/12Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Socket, 35 MB Cache, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.1 GHz max, dissipatore ad aria "Wraith stealth cooler")

Buy for €85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 140 minutes ago

Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

CPU Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processore 4 GHz 4 MB Cache

Buy for €72.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 139 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 3600

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Processore AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6 Cores/12Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Socket, 35 MB Cache, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.1 GHz max, dissipatore ad aria "Wraith stealth cooler")

Buy for €85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 140 minutes ago

Prices and Stock

CPU Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processore 4 GHz 4 MB Cache

Prices and Stock
MSRP $199

Processore AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6 Cores/12Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Socket, 35 MB Cache, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.1 GHz max, dissipatore ad aria "Wraith stealth cooler")

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 Pentium Gold G6400

Up to 14% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - €72.70 vs €85.00
Up to 4% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Ryzen 5 3600 - €0.70 vs €0.73 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

Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600

Performs up to 12% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 116 vs 104 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads

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Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

104

90%

Value, €/FPS

€0.7/FPS

100%

Price, €

€72.7

100%

Value Winner

CPU Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processore 4 GHz 4 MB Cache

Buy for €72.7 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 139 minutes ago

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

FPS

116

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.73/FPS

96%

Price, €

€85

85%

FPS Winner

Processore AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6 Cores/12Threads, 65W TDP, AM4 Socket, 35 MB Cache, Boost di Frequenza fino a 4.1 GHz max, dissipatore ad aria "Wraith stealth cooler")

Buy for €85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 140 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

115

FPS

134

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

91

FPS

205

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

196

FPS

211

FPS

Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

714

FPS

797

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

165

FPS

191

FPS

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

805

50%

Multi-Core

1669

24%

Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019

Single-Core

1597

100%

Multi-Core

6884

100%

Pentium Gold G6400	vs	Ryzen 5 3600
Apr 30th, 2020	Release Date	Jul 7th, 2019
Pentium Gold	Collection	Ryzen 5
Comet Lake	Codename	Matisse
Intel Socket 1200	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	6
4	Threads	12
4.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.6 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	4.2 GHz
58 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	7 nm
40.0x	Multiplier	36.0x
UHD Graphics 610	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes

PCs Using Pentium Gold G6400 or Ryzen 5 3600

With selected game settings

Memory PC Image

54 FPS

€19.43/FPS

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti

Ryzen 5 3600

16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1.953125 TB HDD

Buy on Amazon

€1,049

In Stock

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€72.7

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€72.7

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€72.7

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€72.7

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€72.7

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€72.7

€365.83

Pentium Gold G6400

€72.7

€164.13

Pentium Gold G6400

€72.7

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€227.89

Pentium Gold G6400

€72.7

€471.07

Pentium Gold G6400

€72.7

€75.94

Pentium Gold G6400

€72.7

€303.77

€85

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

€512.55

€85

€219

€85

€135

€85

€179.84

€85

€98

€85

€317

€85

€169.84

€85

€201.2

€85

€243.3

€85

€414

€85

€144.41

€85

€367.85

€85

€242.21

€85

€314

€85

€434.79

€85

€198.71

€85

Core i9-12900KF

€348.9

€85

€520

€85

Core i5-12600KF

€168.69

€85

€157.96

€85

€85

€157

€85

€85

Core i9-14900KF

€485

€85

Ryzen 9 7950X3D

€786.34

€85

Core i7-14700KF

€431.06

€85

€365.83

€85

€164.13