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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600 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 2600 is 1368 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3250.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 16% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$120.0 vs CA$142.72
- Up to 14% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$0.48 vs CA$0.56 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 1% better in Monster Hunter: World than Pentium G3250 - 254 vs 251 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
FPS
251
98%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.48/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$120
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Processor G3250 3.20 2 LGA 1156 BX80646G3250
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Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
254
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.56/FPS
85%
Price, CA$
CA$142.72
84%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.4 GHz 16M 65W Socket AM4
Buy for CA$142.72 on Amazon
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Updated 6138 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Haswell | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Ryzen 5 2600
Monster Hunter: World, 1920 x 1080, Highest
58 FPS
CA$57.19/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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