Pentium G3260 vs Ryzen 3 3200U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 3200U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.38
+80.3%
Pentium G3260
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.32

Ryzen 3 3200U outperforms Pentium G3260 by an impressive 80% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17932269
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3no data
Power efficiency15.022.36
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen) (2019)no data
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)1 January 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
Multiplier26no data
L1 cache128K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache4 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography12 nm22 nm
Die size246 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °C72 °C
Number of transistors4940 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketFP5FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt53 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333
Maximum memory size64 GB32 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s21.3 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260.

PCIe version3.0Up to 3.0
PCI Express lanes1216

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 3 3200U 2.38
+80.3%
Pentium G3260 1.32

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 3 3200U 3782
+80.4%
Pentium G3260 2096

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Ryzen 3 3200U 783
+34.3%
Pentium G3260 583

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Ryzen 3 3200U 1504
+50.7%
Pentium G3260 998

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.38 1.32
Integrated graphics card 2.98 0.77
Recency 6 January 2019 1 January 2015
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 12 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 53 Watt

Ryzen 3 3200U has a 80.3% higher aggregate performance score, 287% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, a 83.3% more advanced lithography process, and 253.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 3200U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3260 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 3 3200U is a notebook processor while Pentium G3260 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3200U and Pentium G3260, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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