AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and Intel Pentium Gold G5420T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3100

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2420 vs 1944
  • 3.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 11598 vs 3408
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 May 2020 vs 23 Apr 2019
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2420 vs 1944
PassMark - CPU mark 11598 vs 3408

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3100
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2420
1944
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
11598
3408
Name AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2420 1944
PassMark - CPU mark 11598 3408
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2982

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen 2 Coffee Lake
Launch date 7 May 2020 23 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $99 $64
Place in performance rating 1269 1321
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number G5420T

Performance

Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.20 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
L3 cache 16 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 8 4
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature 88 °C

Memory

Supported memory types DDR4-3200 DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 4.0 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E90/x93
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 610

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)