Ryzen 5 3600 vs Pentium G3420

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2208	625
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.33	40.49
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 5
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Matisse (2019−2020)
Release date	1 September 2013 (10 years ago)	7 July 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$252	$199
Current price	$29 (0.1x MSRP)	$148 (0.7x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 5 3600 has 12170% better value for money than Pentium G3420.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	2	12
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	96K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512K (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm, 12 nm
Die size	177 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	72 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,400 million	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1150	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
SIPP	-	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	-	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	32 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	-
Max video memory	1.7 GB	-
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	-	-
Graphics max frequency	1.15 GHz	-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	-
eDP	+	-
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	-
VGA	+	-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	1920x1080@60Hz	-
Max resolution over eDP	2560x1600@60Hz	-
Max resolution over DisplayPort	2560x1600@60Hz	-
Max resolution over VGA	1920x1200@60Hz	-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	11.1/12	-
OpenGL	4.3	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3420 and Ryzen 5 3600.

PCIe version	Up to 3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 5 3600 outperforms Pentium G3420 by 818% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.25	11.48
Recency	1 September 2013	7 July 2019
Physical cores	2	6
Threads	2	12
Cost	$252	$199
Chip lithography	22 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	53 Watt	65 Watt

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