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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 Pentium G3420
- Up to 26% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600 - $69.47 vs $93.99
- Up to 16% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Ryzen 5 3600 - $0.48 vs $0.57 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 Ryzen 5 3600
- Performs up to 14% better in Battlefield 2042 than Pentium G3420 - 166 vs 146 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
FPS
146
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, $
$69.47
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420 | vs | 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 |
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