Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 1691 days newer than Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- 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
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Pentium G3420 - 143 vs 140 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
47.21099434114794%
Multi-Core
981
18.639559186775603%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
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Sep 1st, 2013 | 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 | 3.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |