AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Pentium G3420T

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X and Intel Pentium G3420T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Peripherals, 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.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

Intel Pentium G3420T

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3500X

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
Around 52% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 22 nm
3x 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
10.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2505 vs 1570
6.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13177 vs 1912

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	Nov 2019 vs September 2013
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 22 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2505 vs 1570
PassMark - CPU mark	13177 vs 1912

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3420T

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 5 3500X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3420T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2505

1570

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13177

1912

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	Intel Pentium G3420T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2505	1570
PassMark - CPU mark	13177	1912
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1175
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5292
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3860

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 3500X	Intel Pentium G3420T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Haswell
Launch date	Nov 2019	September 2013
Launch price (MSRP)	$170	$75
Place in performance rating	1220	1560
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$105.25
Processor Number		G3420T
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.42
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz	2.70 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	100 MHz
L1 cache	384 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	22 nm
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	2
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
Die size		177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		66.4°C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013A
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
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
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		200 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
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Graphics image quality
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
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)