AMD Ryzen 5 2500X vs Intel Pentium G3450
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 2500X and Intel Pentium G3450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 6 more threads: 8 vs 2
- Around 18% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
- Around 32% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 72°C
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 22 nm
- 3x 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
- 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2324 vs 1897
- 4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9467 vs 2178
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 10 September 2018 vs May 2014 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 8 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 4 GHz vs 3.4 GHz |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C vs 72°C |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm vs 22 nm |
L1 cache | 384 KB vs 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB vs 3072 KB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2324 vs 1897 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 9467 vs 2178 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3450
- Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
- 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3341 vs 987
- Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5503 vs 3765
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 53 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 3341 vs 987 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5503 vs 3765 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 2500X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3450
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | Intel Pentium G3450 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 2324 | 1897 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 9467 | 2178 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 987 | 3341 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3765 | 5503 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 8.233 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 155.633 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 6.011 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 6.856 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Ryzen 5 2500X | Intel Pentium G3450 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zen | Haswell |
Family | AMD Ryzen Processors | |
Launch date | 10 September 2018 | May 2014 |
OPN Tray | YD250XBBM4KAF | |
OS Support | Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit | |
Place in performance rating | 1353 | 1377 |
Series | AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors | Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $175 | |
Price now | $99.99 | |
Processor Number | G3450 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 10.91 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.6 GHz | 3.40 GHz |
Die size | 192 mm | 177 mm |
L1 cache | 384 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 8 MB | 3072 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 12 nm | 22 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 95°C | 72°C |
Maximum frequency | 4 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 8 | 2 |
Transistor count | 4800 million | 1400 million |
Unlocked | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI2 | |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Memory |
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Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
Supported memory frequency | 2933 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V |
ECC memory support | ||
Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA1150 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 53 Watt |
Thermal Solution | Not included | PCG 2013C |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | Up to 3.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCIe configurations | Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
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 |
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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 |
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Graphics base frequency | 350 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Max video memory | 1.7 GB | |
Processor graphics | Intel HD Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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DisplayPort | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
VGA | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | |
Max resolution over eDP | 2560x1600@60Hz | |
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 1920x1080@60Hz | |
Max resolution over VGA | 1920x1200@60Hz | |
Graphics API support |
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DirectX | 11.1/12 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |