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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3420 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600 is 2135 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 20% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - $71.62 vs $89.99
- Up to 10% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 5 3600 - $0.56 vs $0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - 53 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 14% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Pentium G3420 - 145 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
127
87.58620689655172%
Value, $/FPS
$0.56/FPS
100%
Price, $
$71.62
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
90.3225806451613%
Price, $
$89.99
79%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
36.56856606136506%
Multi-Core
981
14.25043579314352%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Ryzen 5 3600
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
18 FPS
$38.89/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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33 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,099.99
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18 FPS
$44.44/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
4 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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47 FPS
$19.96/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$937.99
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47 FPS
$27.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,299.99
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47 FPS
$38.28/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,799
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34 FPS
$25.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$869.99
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1 FPS
$419.99/FPS
GeForce GT 730
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$419.99
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41 FPS
$21.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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26 FPS
$33.04/FPS
Radeon RX 5500 XT
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 240 GB SSD
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$859
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