AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs Intel Pentium Gold G5620
Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and Intel Pentium Gold G5620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 9 3900X
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
- Around 114900% higher clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 4 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
- 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 2461
- 7.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32572 vs 4272
| Specifications (specs) | |
| Launch date | 7 July 2019 vs February 2019 |
| Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
| Number of cores | 12 vs 2 |
| Maximum frequency | 4600 MHz vs 4 GHz |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm vs 14 nm |
| L2 cache | 6 MB vs 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB vs 4 MB (shared) |
| Benchmarks | |
| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2705 vs 2461 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 32572 vs 4272 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5620
- 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 105 Watt
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 51 Watt vs 105 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5620
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| Name | AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | Intel Pentium Gold G5620 |
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| PassMark - Single thread mark | 2705 | 2461 |
| PassMark - CPU mark | 32572 | 4272 |
| Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1276 | |
| Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 12037 | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 8575 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 30.575 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 72.097 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 1.745 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 5.887 | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 22.686 |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD Ryzen 9 3900X | Intel Pentium Gold G5620 | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture codename | Zen 2 | Coffee Lake |
| Family | Ryzen | |
| Launch date | 7 July 2019 | February 2019 |
| OPN PIB | 100-100000023BOX | |
| OPN Tray | 100-000000023 | |
| Place in performance rating | 1031 | 1033 |
| Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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| Base frequency | 3800 MHz | |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | 4 MB (shared) |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum frequency | 4600 MHz | 4 GHz |
| Number of cores | 12 | 2 |
| Number of threads | 24 | |
| Unlocked | ||
| 64 bit support | ||
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | |
Memory |
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| Max memory channels | 2 | |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR4 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | |
| Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Compatibility |
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| Sockets supported | AM4 | 1151 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 105 Watt | 51 Watt |
| Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | |
Peripherals |
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| PCI Express revision | 4.0 | |
| PCIe configurations | x16 | |
Graphics |
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| Execution Units | 24 | |
| Processor graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 | |
Security & Reliability |
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| Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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| Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
| Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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| Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
| Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||