Intel Pentium G5600E vs AMD Athlon II X3 420e
Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G5600E and AMD Athlon II X3 420e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G5600E
- Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.10 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
- Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Maximum frequency | 3.10 GHz vs 2.6 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm vs 45 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 45 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 420e
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Number of cores | 3 vs 2 |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: Intel Pentium G5600E
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 420e
Name | Intel Pentium G5600E | AMD Athlon II X3 420e |
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GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1147 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1147 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 659 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 659 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) | 1531 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) | 1531 | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1058 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1557 |
Compare specifications (specs)
Intel Pentium G5600E | AMD Athlon II X3 420e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Coffee Lake | Rana |
Launch date | Q2'19 | September 2010 |
Place in performance rating | 2214 | 2210 |
Processor Number | G5600E | |
Series | Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series | |
Status | Launched | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $116 | |
Price now | $116.15 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 5.80 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.60 GHz | |
Bus Speed | 8 GT/s | |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 4 MB | |
Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 100°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.10 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 3 |
Number of threads | 2 | |
Die size | 169 mm | |
Transistor count | 300 million | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.7 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 64 GB | |
Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3 |
Graphics |
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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 |
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Number of displays supported | 3 | |
Graphics image quality |
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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 |
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DirectX | 12 | |
OpenGL | 4.5 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FCBGA1440 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Peripherals |
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Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
PCI Express revision | 3.0 | |
PCIe configurations | 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 | |
Scalability | 1S Only | |
Security & Reliability |
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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 | ||
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology | ||
Idle States | ||
Instruction set extensions | Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2 | |
Intel 64 | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
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 |
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Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | ||
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | ||
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) |