AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT vs Intel Pentium G3430

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT and Intel Pentium G3430 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 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 36% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 10.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2760 vs 1912
  • 8.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18641 vs 2127
Specifications (specs)
Launch date July 2020 vs September 2013
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 2
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 22 nm
L2 cache 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2760 vs 1912
PassMark - CPU mark 18641 vs 2127

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3430

  • Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 53 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3430

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2760
1912
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
18641
2127
Name AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Intel Pentium G3430
PassMark - Single thread mark 2760 1912
PassMark - CPU mark 18641 2127
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4915
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 3295
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5528

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT Intel Pentium G3430

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Haswell
Launch date July 2020 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $250 $116
OPN PIB 100-100000281BOX
Place in performance rating 920 917
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $89.99
Processor Number G3430
Series Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 11.11

Performance

Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.30 GHz
L2 cache 3 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 32 MB 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 4.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Number of threads 12 2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
Die size 177 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 72°C
Transistor count 1400 million

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory size 128 GB 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 53 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 4.0 Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 1.7 GB
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
VGA

Graphics image quality

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 11.1/12
OpenGL 4.3

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)