Intel Pentium Gold G5400 vs AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5400 and AMD Athlon II X3 400e 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Gold G5400

AMD Athlon II X3 400e

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5400

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 68% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2197 vs 908
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3735 vs 1320

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2018 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197 vs 908
PassMark - CPU mark	3735 vs 1320

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 400e

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 58 Watt
Around 53% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1398 vs 912
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3137 vs 2007

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 58 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1398 vs 912
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3137 vs 2007

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5400
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 400e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2197

908

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3735

1320

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

912

1398

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2007

3137

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5400	AMD Athlon II X3 400e
PassMark - Single thread mark	2197	908
PassMark - CPU mark	3735	1320
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	912	1398
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2007	3137
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	42.899
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.305
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	1.337
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.324
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1108
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3401
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1108
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1809
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3401

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5400	AMD Athlon II X3 400e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Rana
Launch date	January 2018	October 2009
Place in performance rating	1976	1973
Price now	$127.90	$107.43
Processor Number	G5400
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status	Launched
Value for money (0-100)	12.06	5.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$107
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	4
Die size		169 mm
Transistor count		300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E90/x93
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 610
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	58 Watt	45 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	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)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)