Intel Pentium Gold G6605 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6605 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6605

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 58 Watt vs 65 Watt
Launch date 16 Mar 2021 vs 21 Jul 2020
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 58 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G

  • 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: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 6x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2654 vs 2606
  • 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16172 vs 4486
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 3 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 8 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2654 vs 2606
PassMark - CPU mark 16172 vs 4486

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6605
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2606
2654
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4486
16172
Name Intel Pentium Gold G6605 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
PassMark - Single thread mark 2606 2654
PassMark - CPU mark 4486 16172
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 4837

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G6605 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G

Essentials

Architecture codename Comet Lake Zen 2
Launch date 16 Mar 2021 21 Jul 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $86 - $93
Place in performance rating 963 978
Processor Number G6605
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Status Launched
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
OPN Tray 100-000000143

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 4.30 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
L1 cache 128 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 3 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 7 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 95 °C
Number of cores 2 6
Number of threads 4 12
Maximum frequency 4.2 GHz
Number of GPU cores 7
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 1900 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 7

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 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C
Configurable TDP 45-65 Watt

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

Virtualization

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