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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3250 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 1368 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 11% better in Sea of Thieves than Pentium G3250 - 230 vs 208 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 21% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - CA$120.99 vs CA$153.99
- Up to 13% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Ryzen 5 2600X - CA$0.58 vs CA$0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 53 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
230
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.67/FPS
86%
Price, CA$
CA$153.99
78%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
208
90%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.58/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Pentium G3250 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 21st, 2014 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Haswell |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 53 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Haswell) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 5 2600X or Pentium G3250
Sea of Thieves, 1920 x 1080, Mythical
76 FPS
CA$36.83/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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