Intel Pentium Gold G5600T vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5600T and AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5600T

AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5600T

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2025 vs 2016

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 95 °C vs 88°C
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4545 vs 3601

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum core temperature	95 °C vs 88°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4545 vs 3601

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5600T
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2025

2016

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3601

4545

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5600T	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2025	2016
PassMark - CPU mark	3601	4545

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5600T	AMD Athlon Silver 3050GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Dali
Launch date	Q2'19	21 Jul 2020
Place in performance rating	1271	1260
Processor Number	G5600T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		YD305GC6M2OFH
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C	95 °C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
L1 cache		192 KB
L2 cache		1 MB
Maximum frequency		3.4 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2667
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E91
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	1100 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
iGPU core count		3
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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™)