Intel Core i5-9500F vs Intel Pentium G2140

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9500F and Intel Pentium G2140 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-9500F

Intel Pentium G2140

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9500F

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2598 vs 1842
4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10028 vs 2092

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2598 vs 1842
PassMark - CPU mark	10028 vs 2092

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G2140

Around 18% lower typical power consumption: 55 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9500F
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G2140

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2598

1842

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

10028

2092

Name	Intel Core i5-9500F	Intel Pentium G2140
PassMark - Single thread mark	2598	1842
PassMark - CPU mark	10028	2092
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2964
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4999

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9500F	Intel Pentium G2140
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Ivy Bridge
Launch date	23 Apr 2019	Q2'13
Launch price (MSRP)	$192-202
Place in performance rating	1323	926
Processor Number	i5-9500F	G2140
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Base frequency	3.00 GHz	3.30 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB
L3 cache	9 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Maximum frequency	4.40 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	2
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3 1333/1600
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011C
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Scalability	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)
Anti-Theft technology
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
Intel® My WiFi technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.05 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3