Pentium Gold G6405 vs Ryzen 5 4500: which is better

Intel Pentium Gold G6405 (desktop, 2021) against AMD Ryzen 5 4500 (desktop, 2022): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 5 4500 is 313% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 15,927 vs 3,855).
Ryzen 5 4500 is 12% faster per core.
Ryzen 5 4500 is $30 cheaper ($100 vs $130).
Ryzen 5 4500 gives 437% 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 4500
Overall score	5.3	22.1
PassMark CPU Mark	3,855	15,927
Single-thread rating	2,299	2,584
US price	from $130	from $100
Cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Base clock	4.1 GHz	3.6 GHz
Max boost	4.1 GHz	4.1 GHz
L3 cache	4 MB	8 MB
TDP	58 W	65 W
Max power	58 W	88 W
Memory	DDR4	DDR4
Memory speed	2666 MT/s	3200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
Socket	LGA1200	AM4
Process	14 nm (Intel)	7 nm (TSMC N7)
Architecture	Comet Lake	Zen 2
Series	Pentium Gold	Ryzen 4000
Release year	2021	2022
Integrated graphics	UHD Graphics 610	none

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