Intel Pentium Gold G6500 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6500 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE 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 G6500

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6500

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2496 vs 2340

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2496 vs 2340

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 66% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 58 Watt
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9643 vs 4149

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 Jul 2020 vs 30 Apr 2020
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 58 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	9643 vs 4149

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6500
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2496

2340

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4149

9643

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6500	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2496	2340
PassMark - CPU mark	4149	9643

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6500	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3350GE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen+
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	21 Jul 2020
Launch price (MSRP)	$75 - $82
Place in performance rating	1016	1021
Processor Number	G6500
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN Tray		YD335BC6M4MFH
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.10 GHz	3.3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95 °C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Maximum frequency		3.9 GHz
Number of GPU cores		10
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC8
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	1200 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	Radeon Graphics
iGPU core count		10
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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
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® 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 GuardMI technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)