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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $199
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3258 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G3258 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600 is 1417 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3258.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3258
- Up to 42% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - $49.92 vs $85.76
- Up to 37% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 5 2600 - $0.32 vs $0.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 18% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600 - 53 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 8% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Pentium G3258 - 168 vs 155 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3258 - 12 vs 2 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
FPS
155
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$49.92
100%
Value Winner
Intel G3258 4 Pentium 3.20 GHz 3M Cache 2 Core Processor (BX80646G3258)
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CHUANGWEI AMD Ryzen 5 2600 R5 2600 3.4 GHz Six-Core Twelve-Thread 65W CPU Processor YD2600BBM6IAF Socket AM4
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G3258
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G3258 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 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 | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
53 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD (Haswell) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3258 or Ryzen 5 2600
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
5 FPS
$200/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$999.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$999.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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1 FPS
$799.99/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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4 FPS
$207.25/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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