Intel Core i5-9400F vs Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Pentium Gold G5500T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Core i5-9400F

Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 88°C
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2433 vs 1951
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9466 vs 3311

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 88°C
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2433 vs 1951
PassMark - CPU mark	9466 vs 3311

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9400F
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2433

1951

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9466

3311

Name	Intel Core i5-9400F	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2433	1951
PassMark - CPU mark	9466	3311
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4737
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3746

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9400F	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q1'19	Q2'18
Place in performance rating	1337	1325
Processor Number	i5-9400F	G5500T
Series	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	88°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	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
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2015A (35W)
Configurable TDP-down		25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.20 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	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® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x3E91
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		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
Processor graphics		Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.5