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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $229
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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 2600X outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 5 2600X is 742 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 58% cheaper than Ryzen 5 2600X - $73.66 vs $175.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing Total War: WARHAMMER III than Ryzen 5 2600X - $0.46 vs $1.03 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 58 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 6% better in Total War: WARHAMMER III than Pentium Gold G6400 - 170 vs 160 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Total War: WARHAMMER III
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
160
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.46/FPS
100%
Price, $
$73.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Ryzen 5 2600X
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G6400 or Ryzen 5 2600X
Total War: WARHAMMER III, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
3 FPS
$500/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Ryzen 5 2600X
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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