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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $299
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 1892 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4500.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4500
- Up to 67% cheaper than Ryzen 5 5600X - $39.99 vs $119.89
- Up to 60% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Ryzen 5 5600X - $0.21 vs $0.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 22% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 51 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
- Performs up to 21% better in Far Cry 5 than Pentium G4500 - 229 vs 190 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 12 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
190
83%
Value, $/FPS
$0.21/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Boxed Pentium Processor G4500 FC-LGA14C 3.5 1 LGA 1151 BX80662G4500
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G4500
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Ryzen 5 5600X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G4500 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Skylake | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
51 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD 530 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
PC Builds Using Pentium G4500 or Ryzen 5 5600X
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
106 FPS
$9.48/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$7.45/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
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$6.63/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$7.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$8.42/FPS
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Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
$10.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4070
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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119 FPS
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GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
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Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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119 FPS
$9.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 5 5600X
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$12.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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106 FPS
$9.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
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$15.26/FPS
Radeon RX 6600 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
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Ryzen 5 5600X
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Radeon RX 6600 XT
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16 GB, N/A Storage
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106 FPS
$15.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 5600X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$9.41/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$12.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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103 FPS
$10.58/FPS
Radeon RX 6600
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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89 FPS
$9.78/FPS
Radeon RX 6500 XT
Ryzen 5 5600X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Radeon RX 6650 XT
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Radeon RX 7700 XT
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$39.74/FPS
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64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$12.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 5 5600X
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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114 FPS
$11.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
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