Intel Core i3-10325 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600

Processor comparisons 19-03-2021

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Core i3-10325 vs AMD Ryzen 5 1600 tests and see which is better for games or normal use for rendering, video editing, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Gears 5, Furmark, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, 3DMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, SuperPi, WPrime, AIDA64, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, PassMark, UserBenchmark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, PCMark 10, Prime95, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i3-10325.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i3-10325

52%

Ryzen 5 1600

53%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 1600 is 1% better than Core i3-10325. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i3-10325

52%

Ryzen 5 1600

53%

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 play 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, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), Control, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Battlefield V, Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	92.3	93.8
Valorant	104.9	106.6
Cyberpunk 2077	58.7	59.7
Apex Legends	98.6	100.2
Call of Duty Warzone	78.6	79.9
Overwatch	84.9	86.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.4	73.6
DOOM Eternal	52.4	53.3
Warzone	81.8	83.1
Assassin's Creed	88.1	89.5
Valheim	87.0	88.5

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 comparisons 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. To be sure exactly how much performance 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

Core i3-10325

70%

Ryzen 5 1600

47%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Core i3-10325 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 1600 since it has less power consumption: 65W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports 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

	Intel Core i3-10325	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	196	147
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	984	1094
Cinbench 20 Single-core	454	357
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2225	2501
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1183	900
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	4596	6230

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

	Intel Core i3-10325	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Single-Core	2646	2063
Multi-Core	9196	12340

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

	Intel Core i3-10325	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Single-Core	1376	932
Multi-Core	4192	5690

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. 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 can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Core i3-10325	AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Announcement date	April 01, 2020	April 11, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1200	AM4
Core name	Comet Lake	Summit Ridge
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	10	2
Turbo Frequency	4.7 MHz	3.6 MHz
Frequency	3.9 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2600 millions	2800 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	65 W	65 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2667
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		576KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	8 MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		YD1600BBM6IAE YD1600BBAEBOX YD1600BBAEMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i3-10325 is 17% better than Ryzen 5 1600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 1600 has 2 more core than Core i3-10325. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i3-10325 is better: 13
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 1600 is better: 23
However, it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Core i3-10325 and AMD Ryzen 5 1600 before making a selection which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Core i3-10325 - all data

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

• Intel Core i3-10325 specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 1600 specs and review.