Pentium Gold 6405U vs Ryzen 5 3500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500X
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.29
+382%
Pentium Gold 6405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.72

Ryzen 5 3500X outperforms Pentium Gold 6405U by a whopping 382% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking9182046
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Intel Comet Lake
Power efficiency12.0810.86
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date24 September 2019 (5 years ago)31 October 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
L1 cache96K (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)2 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketAM4FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR4
Maximum memory size128 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memory-32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-3
eDP-+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support-+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP-4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and Pentium Gold 6405U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.29 1.72
Recency 24 September 2019 31 October 2019
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 7 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 5 3500X has a 382% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Gold 6405U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 3500X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 6405U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 6405U is a notebook one.


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