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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 3950X outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6405 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 3950X is 477 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium Gold G6405 - 174 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - £73.31 vs £499.99
- Up to 85% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Ryzen 9 3950X - £0.44 vs £2.87 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 3950X - 58 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Forza Horizon 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
FPS
174
100%
Value, £/FPS
£2.87/FPS
15%
Price, £
£499.99
14%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Processor (16C/32T, 72 MB Cache, 4.7 GHz Max Boost)
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
166
95%
Value, £/FPS
£0.44/FPS
100%
Price, £
£73.31
100%
Value Winner
Intel S1200 PENTIUM Gold G6405 BOX 2x4,1 58W GEN10
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Ryzen 9 3950X
Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Matisse | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 105 W | TDP | 58 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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