Pentium Gold G6605 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	531	1671
Place by popularity	17	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	26.94	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	no data
Power efficiency	20.06	4.60
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)	Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date	5 November 2020 (4 years ago)	16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$299	$86

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	4
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.6 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	no data	8 GT/s
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512K (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	32 MB	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	14 nm
Die size	2x 80.7 + 125 (I/O) mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	AM4	FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
Secure Key	no data	+
Identity Protection	-	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® ME
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	-
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	-	Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory	-	64 GB
Quick Sync Video	-	+
Clear Video	-	+
Clear Video HD	-	+
Graphics max frequency	-	1.1 GHz
InTru 3D	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

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3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	-	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	-	4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP	-	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort	-	4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	-	12
OpenGL	-	4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600X and Pentium Gold G6605.

PCIe version	4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	13.78	2.82
Recency	5 November 2020	16 March 2021
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	4
Chip lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	58 Watt

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