Intel Pentium Gold G5600 vs AMD Athlon II X2 265

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5600 and AMD Athlon II X2 265 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5600

AMD Athlon II X2 265

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5600

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2302 vs 1352
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3843 vs 1265

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2018 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2302 vs 1352
PassMark - CPU mark	3843 vs 1265

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 265

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 99% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1925 vs 967
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3207 vs 2161

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1925 vs 967
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3207 vs 2161

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5600
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2302

1352

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3843

1265

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

967

1925

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2161

3207

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5600	AMD Athlon II X2 265
PassMark - Single thread mark	2302	1352
PassMark - CPU mark	3843	1265
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	967	1925
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2161	3207

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5600	AMD Athlon II X2 265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Regor
Launch date	January 2018	September 2010
Place in performance rating	1428	1450
Price now	$114.74	$82.88
Processor Number	G5600
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	14.65	6.71
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$83
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.3 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Die size		117 mm
Transistor count		410 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
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
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
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)