Intel Pentium Gold G6505 vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6505 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 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 G6505

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6505

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 64% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	16 Mar 2021 vs March 2019
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 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
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 18216 vs 4371

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	96K (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512K (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2654 vs 2649
PassMark - CPU mark	18216 vs 4371

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6505
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2649

2654

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4371

18216

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6505	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
PassMark - Single thread mark	2649	2654
PassMark - CPU mark	4371	18216
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1240
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6918
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4734

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6505	AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Zen 2
Launch date	16 Mar 2021	March 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	846	1067
Processor Number	G6505
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	4.20 GHz	4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s
L1 cache	128 KB	96K (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	4	16
Maximum frequency		4.8 GHz
Transistor count		4800 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4
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	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	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
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
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™)