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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

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: 2178 vs 1951
4.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15698 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	2178 vs 1951
PassMark - CPU mark	15698 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

2178

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3311

15698

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T	AMD Ryzen 7 2700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1951	2178
PassMark - CPU mark	3311	15698
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	1324	1325
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™)