Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050C

Processor comparisons   11-09-2022
   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs AMD Athlon Silver 3050C tests and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, machine learning, rendering, programming, streaming. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like AIDA64, PCMark 10, RealBench, VeraCrypt, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 7zip, 3DMark, Handbrake, MATLAB, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, Prime95, Gears 5, WPrime, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, Blender, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of parallel benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Athlon Silver 3050C or Intel Pentium Gold G6400.

Summary benchmark results

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

Pentium Gold G6400

51%

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Pentium Gold G6400 is 1% better than Athlon Silver 3050C. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G6400

51%

Athlon Silver 3050C

50%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs 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 final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, Control, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.4	89.6
Valorant	102.7	101.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	57.0
Apex Legends	96.5	95.7
Call of Duty Warzone	77.0	76.3
Overwatch	83.2	82.4
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.8	70.2
DOOM Eternal	51.3	50.9
Warzone	80.1	79.4
Assassin's Creed	86.3	85.5
Valheim	85.2	84.5

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 that were in the comparisons not only did they have 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. 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

Pentium Gold G6400

65%

Athlon Silver 3050C

180%

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 3050C is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G6400 since it has less power consumption: 58W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 programming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, 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 reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because 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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Cinbench 15 Single-core	166	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	416	312
Cinbench 20 Single-core	415	185
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	953	679
Cinbench 23 Single-core	623	384
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2103	1848

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Single-Core	2441	1762
Multi-Core	4155	3258

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Single-Core	1138	810
Multi-Core	2313	1525

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400	AMD Athlon Silver 3050C
Announcement date	June 24, 2020	September 22, 2020
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1200	FP5
Core name	Comet Lake	Dali
Architecture	x86	Zen
Generation	10	1
Turbo Frequency		3.2 MHz
Frequency	4 MHz	2.3 MHz
Cores	2	2
Threads	4	2
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	2600 millions	1400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	58 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4-2666	DDR4
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		2400
Memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
L1 cache		192KB
L2 cache		1MB
L3 cache	4 MB	4MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	Expansion Options	YM305CC4T2OFG

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G6400 is 42% better than Athlon Silver 3050C 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 Intel Pentium Gold G6400 is better: 28
The number of parameters for which AMD Athlon Silver 3050C is better: 7
Although it should be realized that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G6400 and AMD Athlon Silver 3050C before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G6400 specs and review.

AMD Athlon Silver 3050C - all data

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

• AMD Athlon Silver 3050C specs and review.