AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 vs Intel Pentium G4520

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600 and Intel Pentium G4520 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).

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

Intel Pentium G4520

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 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 8% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2269 vs 2008
5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13465 vs 2707

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2018 vs September 2015
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	576 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4096 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2269 vs 2008
PassMark - CPU mark	13465 vs 2707

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4520

Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4520

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2269

2008

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

13465

2707

Name	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600	Intel Pentium G4520
PassMark - Single thread mark	2269	2008
PassMark - CPU mark	13465	2707
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		4060
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6751
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		22.228
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		240.493
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		9.147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		27.316

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2600	Intel Pentium G4520
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Skylake
Family	AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date	September 2018	September 2015
OPN Tray	YD260BBBM6IAF
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	986	976
Series	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$94
Price now		$106.55
Processor Number		G4520
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		11.57
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz	3.60 GHz
Die size	192 mm	150 mm
L1 cache	576 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	3 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	12	2
Transistor count	4800 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	2933 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	51 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included	PCG 2015C (65W)
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
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
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
Device ID		0x1912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Graphics max 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® HD Graphics 530
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Max resolution over WiDi		1080p
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
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)
Secure Boot