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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6405 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 1062 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 5% better in Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Pentium Gold G6405 - 129 vs 123 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - £66.5 vs £195.0
- Up to 64% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Odyssey than Ryzen 5 2600X - £0.54 vs £1.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 58 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
AMD YD260XBCAFBOX Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
123
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.54/FPS
100%
Price, £
£66.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel S1200 PENTIUM Gold G6405 BOX 2x4,1 58W GEN10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Pinnacle Ridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
12 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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