Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G vs Ryzen 5 2600X: which is better

AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G (desktop, 2021) against AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (desktop, 2018): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 5 2600X is 1% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 13,859 vs 13,736).
Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G is 30% faster per core.
Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G has a lower TDP: 65 W vs 95 W.
Both use socket AM4 and fit the same motherboards (with a suitable BIOS).

Open the full duel

	Ryzen 3 PRO 5350G	Ryzen 5 2600X
Overall score	19.1	19.2
PassMark CPU Mark	13,736	13,859
Single-thread rating	3,099	2,377
US price	no current price	no current price
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Base clock	4.0 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost	4.2 GHz	4.2 GHz
L3 cache	8 MB	16 MB
TDP	65 W	95 W
Max power	88 W	128 W
Memory	DDR4	DDR4
Memory speed	3200 MT/s	2933 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	AM4	AM4
Process	7 nm (TSMC N7)	12 nm (GlobalFoundries)
Architecture	Zen 3	Zen+
Series	Ryzen PRO 5000G	Ryzen 2000
Release year	2021	2018
Integrated graphics	Radeon Vega 6	none

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