Pentium Gold 6405U vs Ryzen 7 3700X
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium Gold 6405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 485 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 19.99 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Intel Comet Lake |
Architecture codename | Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020) | Comet Lake-U (2019−2020) |
Release date | 27 May 2019 (5 years ago) | 31 October 2019 (4 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $161 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 3700X 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 16 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
L1 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB |
L3 cache | 32 MB | 2 MB |
Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 14 nm |
Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
Number of transistors | 19,200 million | no data |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 3700X 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
Socket | AM4 | FCBGA1528 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium Gold 6405U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | + |
AVX | + | no data |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium Gold 6405U are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium Gold 6405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 |
Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 37.5 GB/s |
ECC memory support | - | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | - | Intel UHD Graphics 610 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium Gold 6405U.
PCI Express lanes | no data | 12 |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 27 May 2019 | 31 October 2019 |
Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
Threads | 16 | 4 |
Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Ryzen 7 3700X has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium Gold 6405U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 333.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium Gold 6405U. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 6405U is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 3700X and Pentium Gold 6405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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