Intel Pentium Gold G6500T vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6500T and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G6500T

AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6500T

Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95°C
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
8 more threads: 12 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2385 vs 2238
3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13919 vs 3874

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2385 vs 2238
PassMark - CPU mark	13919 vs 3874

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2238

2385

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3874

13919

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6500T	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2238	2385
PassMark - CPU mark	3874	13919
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1048
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5755
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3662

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6500T	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen+
Launch date	Q2'20	19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$229
Place in performance rating	1059	1275
Processor Number	G6500T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD260XBCAFBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$218.99
Value for money (0-100)		19.29
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.50 GHz	3.6 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	100°C	95°C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	4	12
Die size		209.78 mm
L1 cache		576 KB
L2 cache		3 MB
Maximum frequency		4.2 GHz
Transistor count		4940 Million
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
Supported memory frequency		2933 MHz
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BC8
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
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.40 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015B	Wraith Spire
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
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 Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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™)