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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600G 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 5600G is 2781 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 29% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600G - $100.01 vs $139.99
- Up to 16% better value when playing Battlefield IV than Ryzen 5 5600G - $0.27 vs $0.32 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - 53 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
- Performs up to 17% better in Battlefield IV than Pentium G3420 - 439 vs 376 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
376
85%
Value, $/FPS
$0.27/FPS
100%
Price, $
$100.01
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
FPS
439
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
84%
Price, $
$139.99
71%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G 6-Core 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Radeon Graphics
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Updated 6121 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 5 5600G
Desktop • Apr 13th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | Release Date | Apr 13th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Cezanne |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 7 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Ryzen 5 5600G
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
225 FPS
$4.11/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$924.99
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179 FPS
$4.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$849.99
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197 FPS
$4.82/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$949
In Stock
179 FPS
$5.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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130 FPS
$5.81/FPS
Radeon RX 6400
Ryzen 5 5600G
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$754.99
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188 FPS
$4.72/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$888
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188 FPS
$6.35/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 480 GB SSD
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$1,194
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197 FPS
$4.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$979.99
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197 FPS
$4.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899
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155 FPS
$7.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600G
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$1,099.99
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