AMD 3020e vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405U

Processor comparisons   03-04-2021
   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the full tests AMD 3020e vs Intel Pentium Gold G6405U and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like VeraCrypt, Handbrake, Gears 5, Furmark, AIDA64, PCMark 10, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, WPrime, PassMark, MATLAB, 7zip, Prime95, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

Borderlands 3
Valheim
Last Man Standing
DOOM: Eternal
Halo Infinite
Fallout 76
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Apex Legends
Grand Theft Auto V
Overwatch
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rainbow Six Siege
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6405U or AMD 3020e.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

3020e

50%

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Gold G6405U is 1% better than 3020e. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

3020e

50%

Pentium Gold G6405U

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.2	89.9
Valorant	101.4	102.1
Cyberpunk 2077	56.8	57.2
Apex Legends	95.3	96.0
Call of Duty Warzone	76.0	76.6
Overwatch	82.1	82.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	69.9	70.5
DOOM Eternal	50.7	51.1
Warzone	79.1	79.7
Assassin's Creed	85.2	85.8
Valheim	84.1	84.8

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

3020e

333%

Pentium Gold G6405U

132%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the 3020e is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6405U as it consumes less power: 6W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video editing or video rendering, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD 3020e	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	48	137
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	254	346
Cinbench 20 Single-core	121	343
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	552	777
Cinbench 23 Single-core	312	509
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1501	1715

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD 3020e	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Single-Core	1473	2078
Multi-Core	2644	3388

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD 3020e	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Single-Core	600	598
Multi-Core	1186	1833

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. The savings are obvious! It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD 3020e	Intel Pentium Gold G6405U
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	March 18, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	Unknown	FCBGA1528
Core name	Dali	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen	x86
Generation	1	10
Turbo Frequency	2.6 MHz
Frequency	1.2 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	2	4
Bus rate		4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	800 millions	1900 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	6 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory		64 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		37.5 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	2 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3020C7T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6405U is 50% better than 3020e in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD 3020e is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6405U is better: 28
However, it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD 3020e and Intel Pentium Gold G6405U before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD 3020e - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD 3020e specs and review.

Intel Pentium Gold G6405U - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium Gold G6405U specs and review.