Pentium Gold G6405 vs Ryzen 5 3400G: which is better

Intel Pentium Gold G6405 (desktop, 2021) against AMD Ryzen 5 3400G (desktop, 2019): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 5 3400G is 137% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 9,150 vs 3,855).
Ryzen 5 3400G is $20 cheaper ($110 vs $130).
Ryzen 5 3400G gives 181% more performance per dollar.
Pentium Gold G6405 has a lower TDP: 58 W vs 65 W.
Different sockets (LGA1200 and AM4): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Pentium Gold G6405	Ryzen 5 3400G
Overall score	5.3	12.7
PassMark CPU Mark	3,855	9,150
Single-thread rating	2,299	2,303
US price	from $130	from $110
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Base clock	4.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
Max boost	4.1 GHz	4.2 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	4 MB
TDP	58 W	65 W
Max power	58 W	88 W
Memory	DDR4	DDR4
Memory speed	2666 MT/s	2933 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	LGA1200	AM4
Process	14 nm (Intel)	12 nm (GlobalFoundries)
Architecture	Comet Lake	Zen+
Series	Pentium Gold	Ryzen 3000G
Release year	2021	2019
Integrated graphics	UHD Graphics 610	Radeon Vega 11

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