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Ryzen 5 5600X vs Pentium G640

Ryzen 5 5600X vs Pentium G640: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 139 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G640

2.8 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G640 Logo
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640

Buy for $30 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 138 minutes ago

FPS Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

3.7 GHz | 6-core

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 139 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G640

2.8 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G640 Logo
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640

Buy for $30 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 138 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 3077 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.

Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 18% better in Escape From Tarkov than Pentium G640 - 221 vs 188 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 12 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G640

  • Up to 97% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $30.0 vs $1199.99
  • Up to 97% better value when playing Escape From Tarkov than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.16 vs $5.43 per FPS
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Escape From Tarkov.
Escape From Tarkov

Escape From Tarkov

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

221

100%

Value, $/FPS

$5.43/FPS

2%

Price, $

$1199.99

2%

FPS Winner

Thermaltake LCGS Glacier 460 AIO Liquid Cooled CPU Gaming Desktop (AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600X 6-core, ToughRam DDR4 3600Mhz 16GB RGB Memory, NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 4060, 1TB NVMe M.2, WiFi) S3GL-B550-460-LCS

Buy for $1,199.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 139 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G640 Logo
Pentium G640

Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012


FPS

188

85%

Value, $/FPS

$0.16/FPS

100%

Price, $

$30

100%

Value Winner

Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640

Buy for $30 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 138 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Intel Pentium G640 Logo
Pentium G640

Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Pentium G640 Logo
Pentium G640

Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012


Single-Core

444

21%

Multi-Core

750

8%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

vs
Intel Pentium G640 Logo

Intel Pentium G640

Nov 5th, 2020
Release DateJun 3rd, 2012
Ryzen 5CollectionPentium
VermeerCodenameSandy Bridge
AMD Socket AM4SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
12
Threads2
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
4.6 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP65 W
7 nm
Process Size32 nm
37.0x
Multiplier28.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge)
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Ryzen 5 5600X or Pentium G640

Escape From Tarkov, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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