AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs Intel Pentium G4620

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X and Intel Pentium G4620 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, 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 - T-Rex (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 7 1800X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
  • 12 more threads: 16 vs 4
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 8x 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
  • 4.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16351 vs 3754
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 934 vs 909
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6333 vs 2095
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 2 March 2017 vs January 2017
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 16351 vs 3754
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 934 vs 909
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6333 vs 2095

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4620

  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2249 vs 2197
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 51 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2249 vs 2197

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2197
2249
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
16351
3754
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
934
909
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
6333
2095
Name AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Intel Pentium G4620
PassMark - Single thread mark 2197 2249
PassMark - CPU mark 16351 3754
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 934 909
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6333 2095
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 23.426
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 55.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.577

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Intel Pentium G4620

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Kaby Lake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 2 March 2017 January 2017
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $100
OPN PIB YD180XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray YD180XBCM88AE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1560 1571
Price now $249.49 $111.42
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Value for money (0-100) 18.18 13.76
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number G4620
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.6 GHz 3.70 GHz
Die size 192 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.7 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 16 4
Transistor count 4800 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 65 °C
Number of QPI Links 0

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Maximum memory size 64 GB

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 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 x16 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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® 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 0x5912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 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 630

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 4.4

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