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AMD Athlon 3000G vs Intel Pentium Gold G6605. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q4/2019
AMD Athlon 3000G
AMD Athlon 3000G
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Q1/2021
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Intel Pentium Gold G6605
Intel Pentium Gold G6605

What's the best choice AMD Athlon 3000G or Intel Pentium Gold G6605? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon 3000G has a base frequency of 3.50 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q4/2019.

Intel Pentium Gold G6605 has a base frequency of 4.30 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2021.

Differences

AMD Athlon 3000G Reasons to consider
AMD Athlon 3000G
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon 3000G CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    385 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    389 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    507 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    615 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    553 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1047 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    874 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    636 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    4.30 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold G6605 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    743 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon 3000G AMD Athlon 3000G
Intel Pentium Gold G6605 Intel Pentium Gold G6605
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon 3000 left arrow Intel Pentium G6000
  • Family
    AMD Athlon left arrow Intel Pentium
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 10
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    3.5 GHz left arrow 4.3 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.5 GHz left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    3.5 GHz left arrow No turbo
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    3 left arrow 24
  • Generation
    8 left arrow 9.5
  • GPU Frequency
    1000 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics left arrow Intel HD Graphics 630
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow 1100 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    2 GB left arrow 64 GB
  • Release date
    Q1/2018 left arrow Q2/2016
  • Shader
    192 left arrow 192
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Pentium Gold G6605 and AMD Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-2666 left arrow DDR4-2666
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow 16
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow 3.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Pentium Gold G6605 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    - left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    35 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Pentium Gold G6605, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Raven Ridge (Zen) left arrow Comet Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2
  • L3-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Release date
    Q4/2019 left arrow Q1/2021
  • Socket
    AM4 left arrow LGA 1200
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 14 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V, SVM left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon 3000G and Intel Pentium Gold G6605.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games

Higher values are better in this metric.

384.000000
AMD Athlon 3000G
422.000000
Intel Pentium Gold G6605

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