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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G3420 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600 is 1691 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G3420.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G3420
- Up to 49% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600 - $71.68 vs $140.0
- 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 3% better in Death Stranding than Pentium G3420 - 222 vs 215 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3420 - 12 vs 2 threads
Death Stranding
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Pentium Processor G3420 3.2 GHz LGA 1150 BX80646G3420
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler - YD2600BBAFBOX
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Ryzen 5 2600
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G3420
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2013
Single-Core
584
50.69444444444444%
Multi-Core
981
20.264408180128076%
Intel Pentium G3420 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2013 | 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 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G3420 or Ryzen 5 2600
Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High
69 FPS
$21.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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76 FPS
$11.18/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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85 FPS
$14.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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69 FPS
$13.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$899.99
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55 FPS
$14.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 2600
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$799.99
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74 FPS
$11.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Ryzen 5 2600
16 GB, N/A Storage
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