Intel Pentium Gold G6500 vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6500 and AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
  • Around 81% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 105 Watt
Launch date 30 Apr 2020 vs 7 July 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 58 Watt vs 105 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

  • 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
  • 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: 2706 vs 2488
  • 7.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32614 vs 4140
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
L2 cache 6 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 64 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2706 vs 2488
PassMark - CPU mark 32614 vs 4140

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6500
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2488
2706
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4140
32614
Name Intel Pentium Gold G6500 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
PassMark - Single thread mark 2488 2706
PassMark - CPU mark 4140 32614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1276
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 12037
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 8575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 72.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.745
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 5.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 22.686

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G6500 AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Zen 2
Launch date 30 Apr 2020 7 July 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $75 - $82
Place in performance rating 1020 1029
Processor Number G6500
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family Ryzen
OPN PIB 100-100000023BOX
OPN Tray 100-000000023

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.10 GHz 3800 MHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 128 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
Number of cores 2 12
Number of threads 4 24
Maximum frequency 4600 MHz
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2666 DDR4-3200

Graphics

Device ID 0x9BC8
Graphics base frequency 350 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

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

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 105 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 4.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 x16
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

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)