AMD Ryzen 3 3350U vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Processor comparisons   23-03-2021
   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 3 3350U vs Intel Pentium Gold G6500 and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, streaming, video editing, rendering. Here you can find useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, AIDA64, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, SuperPi, Blender, UserBenchmark, Prime95, PCMark 10, PassMark, 3DMark, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Blender, MATLAB, WPrime, 7zip, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
Last Man Standing
Death Stranding
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Cyberpunk 2077
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Halo Infinite
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Borderlands 3
Red Dead Redemption 2
Valorant
Fallout 76
Rainbow Six Siege
Fortnite

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6500 or AMD Ryzen 3 3350U.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 3350U

51%

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 3350U

51%

Pentium Gold G6500

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Control, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, League of Legends (LOL), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Battlefield V, Hitman 3, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.8	90.3
Valorant	103.2	102.6
Cyberpunk 2077	57.8	57.5
Apex Legends	97.0	96.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.4	77.0
Overwatch	83.6	83.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.2	70.8
DOOM Eternal	51.6	51.3
Warzone	80.5	80.1
Assassin's Creed	86.7	86.2
Valheim	85.7	85.2

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 3350U

183%

Pentium Gold G6500

59%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 3350U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6500 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 58W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Cinbench 15 Single-core	142	171
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	525	427
Cinbench 20 Single-core	318	424
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1236	964
Cinbench 23 Single-core	801	628
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3283	2125

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Single-Core	1966	2592
Multi-Core	6058	4200

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Single-Core	824	1030
Multi-Core	2784	2280

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 3 3350U	Intel Pentium Gold G6500
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	FCLGA1200
Core name	Picasso	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz
Frequency	2.6 MHz	4.1 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	3800 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	58 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3250C4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6500 is 36% better than Ryzen 3 3350U in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 3350U is better: 24
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6500 is better: 10
However, it should be realized that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of AMD Ryzen 3 3350U and Intel Pentium Gold G6500 before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 3 3350U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 3 3350U specs and review.

• Intel Pentium Gold G6500 specs and review.