Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

Last updated: 2024-04-02

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Intel Pentium Gold G5420		AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
CPU comparison Intel Pentium Gold G5420 or AMD Ryzen 5 6600H - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 was released in Q2/2019. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H was released in Q1/2022.

Intel Pentium (150)	Family	AMD Ryzen 5 (84)
Intel Pentium G5000 (8)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 6000H/7035H (20)
8	Generation	5
Coffee Lake S	Architecture	Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.80 GHz. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.30 GHz (4.50 GHz).
Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
2	Cores	6
4	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	normal
Yes	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.80 GHz	Frequency	3.30 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Intel HD Graphics 610	GPU	AMD Radeon 660M
0.35 GHz	GPU frequency	1.40 GHz
1.05 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.90 GHz
9.5	GPU Generation	9
14 nm	Technology	6 nm
3	Max. displays	3
12	Compute units	6
96	Shader	384
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
32 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
12	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Intel HD Graphics 610	GPU	AMD Radeon 660M
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 6600H can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
DDR4-2400	Memory	LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
64 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	3.00 MB
4.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	4.0
16	PCIe lanes	12
15.8 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has a TDP of 54 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H is 45 W.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
54 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	54 W
--	TDP down	35 W
100 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H cache has a total of 19.00 MB.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H
14 nm	Technology	6 nm
Monolithic	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
LGA 1151	Socket	FP7
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2019	Release date	Q1/2022
64 $	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G5420 (55%)

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G5420 (23%)

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	978 (66%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1472 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	2134 (26%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	8054 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	809 (43%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	1886 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1755 (22%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	8063 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz	202 (14%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H AMD Radeon 660M @ 1.90 GHz	1459 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	3796 (20%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	19080 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	1077 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	157 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Pentium Gold G5420 2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz	395 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 5 6600H 6C 12T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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