AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Pentium G640

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and Intel Pentium G640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

Intel Pentium G640

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 1 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
14 more threads: 16 vs 2
Around 61% higher clock speed: 4.5 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 32 nm
4x 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
10.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1283 vs 489
10.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 9002 vs 869

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 July 2019 vs June 2012
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 32 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283 vs 489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002 vs 869

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G640

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1283

489

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

9002

869

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	Intel Pentium G640
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283	489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002	869
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6209
PassMark - Single thread mark		1305
PassMark - CPU mark		1355

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	Intel Pentium G640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Sandy Bridge
Family	Ryzen 7
Launch date	7 July 2019	June 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$179
OPN PIB	100-100000025BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000025
Place in performance rating	1208	2293
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$24.99
Processor Number		G640
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		29.86
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	2.80 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	2
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI
Die size		131 mm
Maximum core temperature		69.1°C
Transistor count		504 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3 1066
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24
PCI Express revision	4.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	x16
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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		850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)