Intel Pentium G3260T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G3260T and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Pentium G3260T

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3260T

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2906 vs 1240

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2906 vs 1240

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2652 vs 1609
9.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18185 vs 1837
Around 44% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6918 vs 4816

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2652 vs 1609
PassMark - CPU mark	18185 vs 1837
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6918 vs 4816

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G3260T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1609

2652

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1837

18185

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2906

1240

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4816

6918

Name	Intel Pentium G3260T	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1609	2652
PassMark - CPU mark	1837	18185
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2906	1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4816	6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4736

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G3260T	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Haswell	Zen 2
Launch date	Q1'15	March 2019
Place in performance rating	1092	1099
Processor Number	G3260T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	4 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	66.4°C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	2	16
L1 cache		96K (per core)
L2 cache		512K (per core)
L3 cache		16 MB (shared)
Maximum frequency		4.8 GHz
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.3 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333 @ 1.5V	DDR4
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1150	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2013A
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)