AMD Ryzen 5 3500X vs Intel Pentium G6950

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,548

Rank #448

vs
4,221

Rank #1,641

5,548
4,221

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 23.9% (Rank #448 vs #1641)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,790

Rank #363

vs
4,233

Rank #1,546

5,790
4,233

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 26.9% (Rank #363 vs #1546)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,186

Rank #521

vs
4,203

Rank #2,008

5,186
4,203

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 19% (Rank #521 vs #2008)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,023

Rank #370

vs
4,500

Rank #1,529

5,023
4,500

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 10.4% (Rank #370 vs #1529)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

4,848

Rank #510

vs
4,464

Rank #1,572

4,848
4,464

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 7.9% (Rank #510 vs #1572)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,112

Rank #337

vs
4,478

Rank #1,551

5,112
4,478

Ryzen 5 3500X wins by 12.4% (Rank #337 vs #1551)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Pentium G6950 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
6
2
+66.7%
Base Frequency
3,600 MHz
2,800 MHz
+22.2%
Clock Multiplier
36x
21x
+41.7%
L1 Cache
384 KB
62 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
3 MiB
0 MiB
+91.9%
L3 Cache
32 MiB
3 MiB
+91.1%
Memory Channels
2
2
0%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
48 GB/s
17 GB/s
+64.3%
PCIe Lanes
20
16
+20%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
65 W
73 W
11% less
Process (lower is better)
7 nm
32 nm
78.1% less

General Information

Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Pentium G6950
Designer AMD Intel
Family Ryzen --
Series 3000 --
Model Number 3500X G6950
Microarchitecture Zen 2 --
Core Name Matisse Clarkdale
Socket Socket FCLGA1156
Package µOPGA-1331 FC-LGA10
Memory Type DDR4-3200 DDR3 1066
ECC Support Yes No
PCIe Revision 4.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4 1x16, 2x8
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
AMD
Pentium G6950
Intel

Family

Ryzen 5 3500X
Ryzen
Pentium G6950
--

Series

Ryzen 5 3500X
3000
Pentium G6950
--

Model Number

Ryzen 5 3500X
3500X
Pentium G6950
G6950

Microarchitecture

Ryzen 5 3500X
Zen 2
Pentium G6950
--

Core Name

Ryzen 5 3500X
Matisse
Pentium G6950
Clarkdale

Socket

Ryzen 5 3500X
Socket
Pentium G6950
FCLGA1156

Package

Ryzen 5 3500X
µOPGA-1331
Pentium G6950
FC-LGA10

Memory Type

Ryzen 5 3500X
DDR4-3200
Pentium G6950
DDR3 1066

ECC Support

Ryzen 5 3500X
Yes
Pentium G6950
No

PCIe Revision

Ryzen 5 3500X
4.0
Pentium G6950
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Ryzen 5 3500X
1x16+x4, 2x8+x4, 1x8+2x4+x4
Pentium G6950
1x16, 2x8

Market Segment

Ryzen 5 3500X
Desktop
Pentium G6950
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Ryzen 5 3500X
No
Pentium G6950
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Pentium G6950
Process 7 nm 32 nm
Die Area 74 mm² 81 mm²
Transistor Count 3,800 0.00 billion
Manufacturer TSMC Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Ryzen 5 3500X
7 nm
Pentium G6950
32 nm

Die Area

Ryzen 5 3500X
74 mm²
Pentium G6950
81 mm²

Transistor Count

Ryzen 5 3500X
3,800
Pentium G6950
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Ryzen 5 3500X
TSMC
Pentium G6950
Intel

Technology

Ryzen 5 3500X
CMOS
Pentium G6950
--

Word Size

Ryzen 5 3500X
64-bit
Pentium G6950
64-bit

ISA

Ryzen 5 3500X
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium G6950
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Ryzen 5 3500X Pentium G6950
GPU -- Integrated
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1100 MHz

GPU

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Pentium G6950
Integrated

GPU Designer

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Pentium G6950
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Ryzen 5 3500X
--
Pentium G6950
1100 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Ryzen 5 3500X Pentium G6950
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AMD-Vi
AVX
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
Boost 2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
KPT
MBE Ctrl
MMX
NM
NX
PTT
Protected
RdRand
Real
SHA
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SMT
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
SST
Secure Key
SenseMI
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VMD
VT-d
VT-x
XFR 2
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64