AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Intel Pentium G3450
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Intel Pentium G3450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 11 month(s) later
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
- 10 more threads: 12 vs 2
- Around 24% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
- Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 22 nm
- 4.5x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 5.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2385 vs 1887
- 6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13919 vs 2167
- Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5755 vs 5503
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 19 April 2018 vs May 2014 |
| Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
| Number of cores | 6 vs 2 |
| Number of threads | 12 vs 2 |
| Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz vs 3.4 GHz |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 72°C |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm FinFET vs 22 nm |
| L1 cache | 576 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared) |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2385 vs 1887 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 13919 vs 2167 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5755 vs 5503 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3450
- Around 79% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 95 Watt
- 3.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3341 vs 1048
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 53 Watt vs 95 Watt |
| Benchmarks | |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 3341 vs 1048 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3450
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | Intel Pentium G3450 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2385 | 1887 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 13919 | 2167 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1048 | 3341 |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5755 | 5503 |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 3662 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.233 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 155.633 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 6.011 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 6.856 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | Intel Pentium G3450 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen+ | Haswell |
| Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | |
| Launch date | 19 April 2018 | May 2014 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $175 |
| OPN PIB | YD260XBCAFBOX | |
| OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
| Place in performance rating | 1275 | 1306 |
| Price now | $218.99 | $99.99 |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors | Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series |
| Value for money (0-100) | 19.29 | 10.91 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Processor Number | G3450 | |
| Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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| 64 bit support | ||
| Base frequency | 3.6 GHz | 3.40 GHz |
| Die size | 209.78 mm | 177 mm |
| L1 cache | 576 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 3 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 3072 KB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm FinFET | 22 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 72°C |
| Maximum frequency | 4.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Number of cores | 6 | 2 |
| Number of threads | 12 | 2 |
| Transistor count | 4940 Million | 1400 million |
| Unlocked | ||
| Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI2 | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Supported memory frequency | 2933 MHz | |
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V |
| ECC memory support | ||
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Compatibility |
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| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA1150 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 53 Watt |
| Thermal Solution | Wraith Spire | PCG 2013C |
| Low Halogen Options Available | ||
| Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 3.0 x16 | Up to 3.0 |
| Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
| PCIe configurations | Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 | |
| Scalability | 1S Only | |
Advanced Technologies |
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| AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium | ||
| AMD SenseMI | ||
| AMD StoreMI technology | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
| Idle States | ||
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | |
| Intel 64 | ||
| Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
| Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
| Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) | ||
| Intel® TSX-NI | ||
| Intel® Turbo Boost technology | ||
| Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility | ||
| Thermal Monitoring | ||
Virtualization |
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| AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
| Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | ||
Graphics |
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| Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
| Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | |
| Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
| Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
| Max video memory | 1.7 GB | |
| Processor graphics | Intel HD Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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| DisplayPort | ||
| DVI | ||
| eDP | ||
| HDMI | ||
| Number of displays supported | 3 | |
| VGA | ||
| Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | |
| Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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| DirectX | 11.1/12 | |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
| Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
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