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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 9% better in Valorant than Pentium G3250 - 757 vs 694 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 39% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $61.0 vs $99.97
- Up to 31% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.09 vs $0.13 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
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X CPU Used 6-Core 12-Thread Desktop Processor 3.6 GHz 16M 95W Socket AM4
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Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
386 FPS
$2.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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