Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6400

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs 30 Sep 2019
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
10 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 2
20 more threads: 24 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2692 vs 2468
7.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 31609 vs 4123

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 2
Number of threads	24 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	6 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2692 vs 2468
PassMark - CPU mark	31609 vs 4123

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6400
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2468

2692

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4123

31609

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
PassMark - Single thread mark	2468	2692
PassMark - CPU mark	4123	31609
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		8013

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	30 Sep 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	941	678
Processor Number	G6400	PRO 3900
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		Ryzen 9
OPN Tray		100-000000072
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.00 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	6 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Number of cores	2	12
Number of threads	4	24
Maximum frequency		4.3 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	47.68 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-3200
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8
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 610
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	4096x2160@30Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.5
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	20
PCI Express revision	3.0	4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
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® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
AMD SenseMI
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™)