[SOLVED] AMD APUs score way lower than same gen CPUs in PassMark - Is this true or not?

[vkatsarelias]

I'm planning on building a PC in the near future. Since graphics cards prices are still a bit high in my area, I am planning to get a Ryzen 5 APU instead of a CPU (same generation, as I said in the title) and a GPU later on. However, I am really confused by the benchmark scores in PassMark's cpubenchmark.net page (since UserBenchmark cannot be trusted).

Take a look at this image (R5 3600 vs R5 3400G):

These processors are both Gen 3, but they have a score difference of almost 10k.

Since I'm a newbie when it comes to PC building (especially choosing the right CPU that I will stick with for 2-3+ years), I'm a bit scared to be honest if an APU will be worth it in the end once I install a GPU in my system.

My questions are:

• Will the CPU score increase when the graphics are offloaded to the GPU or not?
• Is the R5 3400G APU's low score attributed to the fact that a lot of users are probably running PassMark's benchmark software without a graphics card installed, thus putting more load on the APU as a whole?
• Last but not least, is this a UserBenchmark move by PassMark themselves?

P.S.: I do know that benchmarks are not representative of real life. However this is the closest I can get, since none of my friends own a Ryzen 5 CPU or APU, and I probably won't upgrade my CPU for 3 or more years, so I want to get one that will last.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[rgd1101]

These processors are both Gen 3

https://www.techpowerup.com/cpu-specs/?generation=AMD+Ryzen+5&sort=generation
3400g is gen zen+, 3600 is zen 2
3400g have 4 cores, 3600 have 6

 

[Lutfij]

To be blunt, the CPU side of the APU is crippled somewhat to cater to the iGPU being introduced to the same die on the processor(that goes onto the motherboard). You will have to accept compromises when you try shoehorning things in a tight confinement. On the other end of the spectrum, you didn't mention what the system will be taxed with(apps and games, tasks, without stating an etc in that sentence).

You also need to take note that the RyZen 3400G is just a revised 2400G, nothing spectacular about that PAU either.

 

[vkatsarelias]

To be blunt, the CPU side of the APU is crippled somewhat to cater to the iGPU being introduced to the same die on the processor(that goes onto the motherboard). You will have to accept compromises when you try shoehorning things in a tight confinement. On the other end of the spectrum, you didn't mention what the system will be taxed with(apps and games, tasks, without stating an etc in that sentence).

You also need to take note that the RyZen 3400G is just a revised 2400G, nothing spectacular about that PAU either.

I forgot to note that the Ryzen 5 5600 (either the X or G variant) performs better and this is probably what I'll settle on, I just had this question for some time and decided to ask it here.

Also, my future system will be mostly taxed with music production, video editing with Premiere Pro and After Effects (not professional, just a hobby) and some gaming. Though the games I'm planning to play are not that intensive (e.g. GTA V) and I'm not that much of a gamer.