Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Ryzen 5 2600 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Ryzen 5 2600 is 266 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 3 1200.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Ryzen 3 1200 - 171 vs 169 FPS
- Up to 61% cheaper than Ryzen 3 1200 - $155.0 vs $395.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 3 1200 - $0.91 vs $2.34 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than AMD Ryzen 3 1200 - 12 vs 4 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
FPS
169
98.83040935672514%
Value, $/FPS
$2.34/FPS
38.88888888888889%
Price, $
$395
39%
Buy for $395 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348919 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
FPS
171
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.91/FPS
100%
Price, $
$155
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for $155 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 348918 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2017
Single-Core
984
85.41666666666666%
Multi-Core
2834
58.5416236314811%
AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 19th, 2018 |
Ryzen 3 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Summit Ridge | Codename | Pinnacle Ridge |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 12 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
3.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 12 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | None |
Yes | Overclockable | Yes |