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CA$290
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600 is 17 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 5% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Pentium Gold G5400 - 137 vs 130 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$113.88 vs CA$290.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$0.88 vs CA$2.12 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
137
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.12/FPS
41%
Price, CA$
CA$290
39%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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Updated 10844 minutes ago
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
130
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.88/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$113.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
Buy for CA$113.88 on Amazon
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Updated 10843 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600 or Pentium Gold G5400
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
21 FPS
CA$157.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$3,309.29
In Stock
33 FPS
CA$107.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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CA$3,550.91
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