Pentium Gold G6605 vs Ryzen 3 5300U
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 5300U outperforms Pentium Gold G6605 by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 5300U and Pentium Gold G6605 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1082 | 1669 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000) | no data |
| Power efficiency | 38.49 | 4.60 |
| Architecture codename | Lucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021) | Comet Lake-R (2021) |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 16 March 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $86 |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 5300U 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 26 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 5300U 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 | FP6 | FCLGA1200 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 58 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Pentium Gold G6605. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| 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 | - |
Security technologies
Ryzen 3 5300U 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 3 5300U 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 3 5300U and Pentium Gold G6605. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 41.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Max video memory | no data | 64 GB |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| InTru 3D | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 3 5300U and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| 4K resolution support | no data | + |
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096x2160@30Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 4096x2304@60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Pentium Gold G6605 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5300U and Pentium Gold G6605.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 6.10 | 2.82 |
| Integrated graphics card | 6.04 | 3.09 |
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 16 March 2021 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 58 Watt |
Ryzen 3 5300U has a 116.3% higher aggregate performance score, 95.5% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 286.7% lower power consumption.
Pentium Gold G6605, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.
The Ryzen 3 5300U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G6605 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 5300U is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G6605 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 5300U and Pentium Gold G6605, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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