AMD Ryzen 7 3800X vs Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 3800X and Intel Pentium Gold G5420 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: 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 Gold G5420

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 3800X

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
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 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
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Launch date	7 July 2019 vs 23 April 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	32 MB vs 4 MB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Around 94% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 105 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 105 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 3800X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	Intel Pentium Gold G5420
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	9002
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	6196
PassMark - Single thread mark		2252
PassMark - CPU mark		3752

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 3800X	Intel Pentium Gold G5420
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Family	Ryzen 7	Pentium Gold
Launch date	7 July 2019	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$64
OPN PIB	100-100000025BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000025
Place in performance rating	1156	1157
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G5420
Series		5000
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz	3.80 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB
L3 cache	32 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum frequency	4.5 GHz
Number of cores	8	2
Number of threads	16	4
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum core temperature		100 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory frequency	3200 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Maximum memory bandwidth		35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	54 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	24	16
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
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
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		0x3E90/x93
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic 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 UHD Graphics 610
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)