Pentium Gold 5405U vs Ryzen 3 2300X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 2300X
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
4.77
+222%
Pentium Gold 5405U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.48

Ryzen 3 2300X outperforms Pentium Gold 5405U by a whopping 222% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12612166
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Intel Pentium, Pentium Gold
Power efficiency6.949.33
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)Whiskey Lake-U (2018−2019)
Release date1 August 2018 (6 years ago)23 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 GT/s
Multiplier3523
L1 cache128K (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size210 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors4,950 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM4FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U. 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+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+
Precision Boost 2+no data

Security technologies

Ryzen 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U 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 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U 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 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics for 8th Generation 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 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U 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 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes2012

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.

Ryzen 3 2300X 4.77
+222%
Pentium Gold 5405U 1.48

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.

Ryzen 3 2300X 7584
+222%
Pentium Gold 5405U 2357

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.77 1.48
Recency 1 August 2018 23 January 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 2300X has a 222.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Pentium Gold 5405U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 333.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 2300X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold 5405U in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 2300X is a desktop processor while Pentium Gold 5405U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 2300X and Pentium Gold 5405U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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