Intel Core i7-1250U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor comparisons   10-01-2022
   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Intel Core i7-1250U vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, video editing, programming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like Gears 5, VeraCrypt, Furmark, PassMark, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), AIDA64, SuperPi, RealBench, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Handbrake, MATLAB, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 3600X or Intel Core i7-1250U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Core i7-1250U

55%

Ryzen 5 3600X

55%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Core i7-1250U

53%

Ryzen 5 3600X

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, 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 low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	94.9	96.0
Valorant	107.9	109.1
Cyberpunk 2077	60.4	61.1
Apex Legends	101.4	102.6
Call of Duty Warzone	80.9	81.9
Overwatch	87.4	88.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	74.4	75.3
DOOM Eternal	53.9	54.6
Warzone	84.2	85.1
Assassin's Creed	90.6	91.7
Valheim	89.5	90.6

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Core i7-1250U

454%

Ryzen 5 3600X

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 i7-1250U is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 3600X since it has less power consumption: 9W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, programming, machine learning, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor uses all cores and threads that it has. 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 software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Core i7-1250U	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	225	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1657	1647
Cinbench 20 Single-core	543	501
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3762	3751
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1271	1286
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12401	9588

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

	Intel Core i7-1250U	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	2974	2651
Multi-Core	17361	18377

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

	Intel Core i7-1250U	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Single-Core	1226	1341
Multi-Core	6808	7891

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Core i7-1250U	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	July 07, 2019
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1744	AM4
Core name	Alder Lake-U	Matisse
Architecture	x86	Zen 2
Generation	12	3
Turbo Frequency	4.6 MHz	4.4 MHz
Frequency	1 MHz	3.8 MHz
Cores	10	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	9800 millions	4200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	9 W	95 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s Up to LPDDR5 5200 MT/s Up to LPDDR4x 4267 MT/s	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		3200
Memory bandwidth	45.8 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache		3MB
L3 cache	24 MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000022 100-100000022BOX 100-100000022MPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 3600X is 73% better than Core i7-1250U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-1250U has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 3600X. 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 i7-1250U is better: 15
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 3600X is better: 22
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Core i7-1250U and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Core i7-1250U - all data

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

• Intel Core i7-1250U specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 3600X specs and review.