Intel Pentium Gold G5600T vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5600T and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium Gold G5600T

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5600T

Around 29% higher maximum core temperature: 88°C vs 68°C
5.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 180 Watt

Maximum core temperature	88°C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 180 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
14 more cores, run more applications at once: 16 vs 2
28 more threads: 32 vs 4
8x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2275 vs 2025
7.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 27681 vs 3601

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	16 vs 2
Number of threads	32 vs 4
L3 cache	32 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2275 vs 2025
PassMark - CPU mark	27681 vs 3601

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5600T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2025

2275

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3601

27681

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5600T	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2025	2275
PassMark - CPU mark	3601	27681
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		979
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10462
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		7423
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		20.348
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		60.995
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.579
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		26.299

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5600T	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Launch date	Q2'19	31 July 2017
Place in performance rating	1270	1250
Processor Number	G5600T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch price (MSRP)		$999
OPN PIB		YD195XA8AEWOF
OPN Tray		YD195XA8UGAAE
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$652.56
Value for money (0-100)		9.96
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.30 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	4 MB	32 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	88°C	68°C
Number of cores	2	16
Number of threads	4	32
Die size		213 mm
L1 cache		1536 KB
L2 cache		8 MB
Maximum frequency		4 GHz
Transistor count		9600 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2667 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
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	sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	180 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)	Not included
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
AMD Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture
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™)