AMD Ryzen 9 3800X vs Intel Pentium Gold G5620

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3800X and Intel Pentium Gold G5620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

Intel Pentium Gold G5620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3800X

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
Around 18% higher clock speed: 4.7 GHz vs 4 GHz
12x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2718 vs 2424
5.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 23174 vs 4102

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2019 vs February 2019
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz vs 4 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 256K (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2718 vs 2424
PassMark - CPU mark	23174 vs 4102

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5620

131072x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.5x lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 125 Watt

L3 cache	4 MB (shared) vs 32MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3800X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2718

2424

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

23174

4102

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X	Intel Pentium Gold G5620
PassMark - Single thread mark	2718	2424
PassMark - CPU mark	23174	4102

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3800X	Intel Pentium Gold G5620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2	Coffee Lake
Launch date	December 2019	February 2019
Place in performance rating	556	964
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.9 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	7 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core)	64K (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256K (per core)
L3 cache	32MB	4 MB (shared)
Maximum frequency	4.7 GHz	4 GHz
Number of cores	16	2
Number of threads	32
Transistor count	19,200 million
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	51 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Graphics
Execution Units		24
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics 630
Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)