Intel Pentium Gold G5600T vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5600T and AMD Ryzen 5 3500 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5600T

  • 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 5 3500

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
  • Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2502 vs 2025
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 12791 vs 3601
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L3 cache 16 MB vs 4 MB
Maximum memory size 128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2502 vs 2025
PassMark - CPU mark 12791 vs 3601

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5600T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3500

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2025
2502
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3601
12791
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5600T AMD Ryzen 5 3500
PassMark - Single thread mark 2025 2502
PassMark - CPU mark 3601 12791
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3866
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1128
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4846

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5600T AMD Ryzen 5 3500

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Zen 2
Launch date Q2'19 Nov 2019
Place in performance rating 1271 1277
Processor Number G5600T
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $155

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.30 GHz 3.6 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L3 cache 4 MB 16 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 88°C
Number of cores 2 6
Number of threads 4 6
Front-side bus (FSB) 100 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 3 MB
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR4-3200

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

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
OpenGL 4.5

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
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)

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® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
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™)