Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600 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: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420

AMD Ryzen 5 3600

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	23 April 2019 vs March 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600

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
6x 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
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2568 vs 2247
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17768 vs 3709

Specifications (specs)
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	96K (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2568 vs 2247
PassMark - CPU mark	17768 vs 3709

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2247

2568

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3709

17768

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2247	2568
PassMark - CPU mark	3709	17768
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6759
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4635

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen 2
Family	Pentium Gold
Launch date	23 April 2019	March 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1055	1107
Processor Number	G5420
Series	5000
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	4	16
Unlocked
Maximum frequency		4.4 GHz
Transistor count		4800 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR4
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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
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
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)