AMD Ryzen 5 1600 vs Intel Pentium G3250

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and Intel Pentium G3250 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
• 10 more threads: 12 vs 2
• Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
• Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72°C
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
• 4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2066 vs 1814
• 6.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12285 vs 1994
• Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 900 vs 654
• 4.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4987 vs 1182
• 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 19.064 vs 5.545

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3250

• Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3250

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2066 1814
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	12285 1994
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	900 654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	4987 1182
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	19.064 5.545

Compare specifications (specs)