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Pentium Gold G5400 vs Ryzen 5 2600

Pentium Gold G5400 vs Ryzen 5 2600: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Pentium Gold G5400

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400

Buy for CA$35.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 358 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 2600

3.4 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Logo
Powerful Computing Power Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Core 65W YD2600BBM6IAF CPU Processor Socket AM4 Multithreaded Computer Processor

Buy for CA$88.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 359 minutes ago

Pentium Gold G5400

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400

Buy for CA$35.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 358 minutes ago

vs
FPS Winner

Ryzen 5 2600

3.4 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Logo
Powerful Computing Power Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Core 65W YD2600BBM6IAF CPU Processor Socket AM4 Multithreaded Computer Processor

Buy for CA$88.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 359 minutes ago

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 Pentium Gold G5400

  • Up to 59% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$35.99 vs CA$88.39
  • Up to 58% better value when playing Dead Space than Ryzen 5 2600 - CA$0.25 vs CA$0.59 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

Advantages of Ryzen 5 2600

  • Performs up to 2% better in Dead Space than Pentium Gold G5400 - 149 vs 146 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Dead Space

Dead Space

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

146

98%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.25/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$35.99

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400

Buy for CA$35.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 358 minutes ago

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Logo
Ryzen 5 2600

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018


FPS

149

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.59/FPS

42%

Price, CA$

CA$88.39

40%

FPS Winner

Powerful Computing Power Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Core 65W YD2600BBM6IAF CPU Processor Socket AM4 Multithreaded Computer Processor

Buy for CA$88.39 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 359 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Logo
Ryzen 5 2600

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

731

63%

Multi-Core

1504

31%

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Logo
Ryzen 5 2600

Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1152

100%

Multi-Core

4841

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo

Pentium Gold G5400

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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Logo

Ryzen 5 2600

Apr 2nd, 2018
Apr 19th, 2018
Pentium GoldRyzen 5
Coffee LakePinnacle Ridge
Intel Socket 1151AMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Desktop
2
6
4
12
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Non-Turbo3.9 GHz
58 W
65 W
14 nm
12 nm
37.0x
34.0x
UHD Graphics 610
None
No
Yes

PCs Using Pentium Gold G5400 or Ryzen 5 2600

With selected game settings

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