AMD Ryzen 7 2700X vs Intel Pentium Gold G5500

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 2700X and Intel Pentium Gold G5500 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 2700X

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 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 13% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
  • 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
  • 2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2421 vs 2247
  • 4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17518 vs 3823
  • Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1057 vs 950
  • 3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 7046 vs 2100
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 19 April 2018 vs January 2018
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz vs 3.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2421 vs 2247
PassMark - CPU mark 17518 vs 3823
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1057 vs 950
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7046 vs 2100

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5500

  • Around 18% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 85°C
  • Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 105 Watt
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 85°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2421
2247
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17518
3823
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1057
950
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
7046
2100
Name AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Intel Pentium Gold G5500
PassMark - Single thread mark 2421 2247
PassMark - CPU mark 17518 3823
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1057 950
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7046 2100
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4802
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 28.998
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.632
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.257
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.876
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 14.816

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Intel Pentium Gold G5500

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen+ Coffee Lake
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 19 April 2018 January 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $329
OPN PIB YD270XBGAFBOX
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1578 1555
Price now $309.89 $100.32
Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Value for money (0-100) 16.13 15.37
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number G5500
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.7 GHz 3.80 GHz
Die size 209.78 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 16 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 85°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 4.3 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 8 2
Number of threads 16 4
Transistor count 4940 Million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR4-2400
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 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) 105 Watt 54 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Prism with RGB LED 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 Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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 0x3E91
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 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® UHD 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 4.5

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