AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Processor comparisons   17-03-2021
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice after reading the full tests AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and see which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, rendering, streaming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests like SuperPi, PassMark, Handbrake, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, Blender, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Prime95, RealBench, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, AIDA64, Furmark, VeraCrypt, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, WPrime.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Fallout 76
Death Stranding
Apex Legends
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Last Man Standing
Halo Infinite
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Overwatch
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Rainbow Six Siege
Valheim
Watch Dogs Legion
Red Dead Redemption 2
DOOM: Eternal

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

53%

Ryzen 5 2600X

54%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 2600X is 1% better than Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

53%

Ryzen 5 2600X

53%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	93.3	94.6
Valorant	106.0	107.5
Cyberpunk 2077	59.4	60.2
Apex Legends	99.7	101.1
Call of Duty Warzone	79.5	80.6
Overwatch	85.9	87.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	73.2	74.2
DOOM Eternal	53.0	53.8
Warzone	82.7	83.9
Assassin's Creed	89.1	90.3
Valheim	88.0	89.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE

112%

Ryzen 5 2600X

39%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 2600X since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU uses all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	168	176
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	955	1380
Cinbench 20 Single-core	409	421
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2203	3048
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1035	1074
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	5081	7514

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Single-Core	2519	2438
Multi-Core	11039	14033

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Single-Core	1186	1127
Multi-Core	5215	6497

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Announcement date	October 21, 2020	April 19, 2018
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	AM4	AM4
Core name	Renoir	Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture	Zen 2	Zen
Generation	2	2
Turbo Frequency	3.5 MHz	4.2 MHz
Frequency	1.7 MHz	3.6 MHz
Cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	12 nm
Transistors count	4000 millions	3600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	3200	2933
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	256KB	576KB
L2 cache	2MB	3MB
L3 cache	4MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000148 100-100000148MPK	YD260XBCM6IAF YD260XBCAFBOX YD260XBCAFMPK

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 2600X is 52% better than Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 5 2600X has 2 more core than Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE is better: 8
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 2600X is better: 26
However, it should be realized that all the figures in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

• AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4200GE specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 5 2600X specs and review.