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CA$290
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms the cheaper Athlon 200GE on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Athlon 200GE is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600 is 140 days older than the cheaper Athlon 200GE.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 4% better in Valorant than Athlon 200GE - 749 vs 722 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Athlon 200GE - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of AMD Athlon 200GE
- Up to 73% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$78.5 vs CA$290.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$0.11 vs CA$0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
749
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.39/FPS
28%
Price, CA$
CA$290
27%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
Buy for CA$290 on Amazon
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Updated 1971 minutes ago
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
FPS
722
96%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.11/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$78.5
100%
Value Winner
AMD YD200GC6FBBOX Athlon 200GE 2-Core 4-Thread AM4 Socket Desktop Processor with Radeon Vega Graphics
Buy for CA$78.5 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 1970 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Athlon 200GE
Desktop • Sep 6th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | AMD Athlon 200GE |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 6th, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Athlon |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Raven Ridge |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Athlon 200GE
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
377 FPS
CA$8.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$3,309.29
In Stock
422 FPS
CA$8.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$3,550.91
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