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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 Intel Pentium G3250
- Up to 67% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $61.0 vs $185.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.29 vs $0.86 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
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Pentium G3250 - 215 vs 211 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 12 vs 2 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Pentium Processor G3250 (3.20 GHz 32 GB, FCLGA1.150) BX80646G3250
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G3250
Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3250 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 21st, 2014 | 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 |
Builds Using Pentium G3250 or Ryzen 5 2600X
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, 1920 x 1080, Epic
68 FPS
$22.06/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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