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).

Intel Pentium Gold G6500

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

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: 32620 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	32620 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

32620

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6500	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2488	2706
PassMark - CPU mark	4140	32620
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	1021	1032
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)