Intel Celeron G5900T vs Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

Comparative analysis of Intel Celeron G5900T and Intel Pentium Gold G5420T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Celeron G5900T

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron G5900T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 88 °C
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB

Launch date	30 Apr 2020 vs 23 Apr 2019
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 88 °C
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1956 vs 1640
Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3452 vs 2155

Specifications (specs)
L3 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956 vs 1640
PassMark - CPU mark	3452 vs 2155

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Celeron G5900T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1640

1956

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2155

3452

Name	Intel Celeron G5900T	Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1640	1956
PassMark - CPU mark	2155	3452

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Celeron G5900T	Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	30 Apr 2020	23 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$42	$64
Place in performance rating	1490	1221
Processor Number	G5900T	G5420T
Series	Intel Celeron Processor G Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	2 MB	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	88 °C
Number of cores		2
Number of threads		4
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2400
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8	0x3E90/x93
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.00 GHz	1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel UHD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.00 GHz	2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015B
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)