Ryzen 9 7900X vs Pentium Gold G5600

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5600
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.43
Ryzen 9 7900X
2022
12 cores / 24 threads, 170 Watt
32.51
+1238%

Ryzen 9 7900X outperforms Pentium Gold G5600 by a whopping 1238% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1777124
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.05no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency4.5118.09
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)27 September 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$93no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 cores2 (Dual-core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3.9 GHz4.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier39no data
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size126 mm22x 70 (CCD) mm2 + 122 (I/O) mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C47 °C
Number of transistorsno dataCCD: 6,5 Mrd + IOD: 3,4 Mrd Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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
SocketFCLGA1151AM5
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt170 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.25 nm (CCD), 6 nm (I/O) nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X 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 Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 630AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5600 and Ryzen 9 7900X.

PCIe version3.05.0
PCI Express lanes1624

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Pentium Gold G5600 2.43
Ryzen 9 7900X 32.51
+1238%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium Gold G5600 3853
Ryzen 9 7900X 51636
+1240%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.43 32.51
Integrated graphics card 3.09 4.43
Recency 2 April 2018 27 September 2022
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 170 Watt

Pentium Gold G5600 has 214.8% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 7900X, on the other hand, has a 1237.9% higher aggregate performance score, 43.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 500% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 9 7900X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5600 in performance tests.


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