Intel Pentium Gold G5500T vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5500T and AMD Ryzen 7 2700 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700

  • 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
  • Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 88°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
  • Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2177 vs 1951
  • 4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15699 vs 3311
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 8 vs 2
Number of threads 16 vs 4
Maximum core temperature 95°C vs 88°C
Manufacturing process technology 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2177 vs 1951
PassMark - CPU mark 15699 vs 3311

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1951
2177
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3311
15699
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5500T AMD Ryzen 7 2700
PassMark - Single thread mark 1951 2177
PassMark - CPU mark 3311 15699
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 940
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 6255
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4116

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5500T AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Zen+
Launch date Q2'18 19 April 2018
Place in performance rating 1325 1326
Processor Number G5500T
Series Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP) $299
OPN PIB YD2700BBAFBOX
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now $265.99
Value for money (0-100) 16.67

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.20 GHz 3.2 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 88°C 95°C
Number of cores 2 8
Number of threads 4 16
Die size 213 mm
L1 cache 768 KB
L2 cache 4 MB
L3 cache 16 MB
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz
Transistor count 4940 Million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E91
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 630

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

Configurable TDP-down 25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 2.20 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W) Wraith Spire with RGB LED

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x16
PCIe configurations Up to 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)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

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
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology

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™)