Pentium Gold G7400 vs Ryzen 5 5600: which is better

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (desktop, 2022) against AMD Ryzen 5 5600 (desktop, 2022): benchmarks, games, specs and current prices.

Key differences

Ryzen 5 5600 is 221% faster in multi-threaded work (PassMark 21,487 vs 6,701).
Ryzen 5 5600 is 9% faster per core.
Ryzen 5 5600 is $3 cheaper ($128 vs $131).
Ryzen 5 5600 gives 229% more performance per dollar.
Pentium Gold G7400 has a lower TDP: 46 W vs 65 W.
Different sockets (LGA1700 and AM4): they need different motherboards.

Open the full duel

	Pentium Gold G7400	Ryzen 5 5600
Overall score	9.3	29.8
PassMark CPU Mark	6,701	21,487
Single-thread rating	2,984	3,254
US price	from $131	from $128
Cores	2	6
Threads	4	12
Base clock	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Max boost	3.7 GHz	4.4 GHz
L3 cache	6 MB	32 MB
TDP	46 W	65 W
Max power	46 W	88 W
Memory	DDR4 / DDR5	DDR4
Memory speed	4800 MT/s	3200 MT/s
PCI Express	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
Socket	LGA1700	AM4
Process	10 nm (Intel 7)	7 nm (TSMC N7)
Architecture	Alder Lake	Zen 3
Series	Pentium Gold	Ryzen 5000
Release year	2022	2022
Integrated graphics	UHD Graphics 710	none

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