AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Pentium Gold G6605

Processor comparisons 02-07-2021

   Let's say you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the full tests AMD Athlon Silver 3050U vs Intel Pentium Gold G6605 and understand which is better for games or simple use for rendering, video editing, machine learning, streaming, programming. Here you can find all information from real streaming and video editing tests or many benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special test applications like Handbrake, Blender, UserBenchmark, PCMark 10, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, VeraCrypt, RealBench, WPrime, 7zip, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Blender, PassMark.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Pentium Gold G6605 or AMD Athlon Silver 3050U.

Summary benchmark results

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

Athlon Silver 3050U

50%

Pentium Gold G6605

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Gold G6605 is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050U. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Athlon Silver 3050U

50%

Pentium Gold G6605

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that 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. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which CPU comparisons were performed: League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Control, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	89.5	90.4
Valorant	101.7	102.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.0	57.5
Apex Legends	95.6	96.5
Call of Duty Warzone	76.3	77.0
Overwatch	82.4	83.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.2	70.9
DOOM Eternal	50.9	51.3
Warzone	79.3	80.1
Assassin's Creed	85.4	86.3
Valheim	84.4	85.2

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 comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance 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

Athlon Silver 3050U

172%

Pentium Gold G6605

43%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Athlon Silver 3050U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6605 as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 58W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. 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 are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Pentium Gold G6605
Cinbench 15 Single-core	122	174
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	306	436
Cinbench 20 Single-core	181	432
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	666	983
Cinbench 23 Single-core	376	641
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1812	2168

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Pentium Gold G6605
Single-Core	1727	2644
Multi-Core	3194	4284

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

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Pentium Gold G6605
Single-Core	774	756
Multi-Core	1470	2318

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. 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 in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Athlon Silver 3050U	Intel Pentium Gold G6605
Announcement date	January 06, 2020	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FP5	FCLGA1200
Core name	Raven Ridge	Comet Lake
Architecture	Zen+	x86
Generation	2	10
Turbo Frequency	3.2 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	4.3 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	2	4
Bus rate		8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count		2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	58 W
Memory type	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max. Memory		128 Gb
Memory Frequency	2400
Memory bandwidth		41.6 GB/s
L1 cache	192KB
L2 cache	1MB
L3 cache	4MB	4 MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM3050C4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6605 is 46% better than Athlon Silver 3050U 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 Athlon Silver 3050U is better: 7
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G6605 is better: 28
However, it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Athlon Silver 3050U and Intel Pentium Gold G6605 before making a selection which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050U - all data

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

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050U specs and review.

Intel Pentium Gold G6605 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G6605 specs and review.