AMD Ryzen 5 1600X vs Intel Pentium G2100T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X and Intel Pentium G2100T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

Intel Pentium G2100T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1600X

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 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 54% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm 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 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2195 vs 1460
7.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13041 vs 1691

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	11 April 2017 vs September 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm 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	2195 vs 1460
PassMark - CPU mark	13041 vs 1691

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2100T

2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G2100T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2195

1460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13041

1691

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	Intel Pentium G2100T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2195	1460
PassMark - CPU mark	13041	1691
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	948
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5185
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3459
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.542
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	45.934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	2.538
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	9.434

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 1600X	Intel Pentium G2100T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Ivy Bridge
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	11 April 2017	September 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$230
OPN PIB	YD160XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray	YD160XBCM6IAE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1811	1778
Price now	$171.03
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100)	22.78
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G2100T
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.60 GHz
Die size	192 mm	94 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	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
Transistor count	4800 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2667 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1333/1600
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included	2011A
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16	2.0
PCIe configurations		up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
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
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)