Intel Pentium Gold G5400T vs Intel Core i3-8100T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5400T and Intel Core i3-8100T 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

Intel Core i3-8100T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

Around 22% higher maximum core temperature: 100/88°C vs 82°C

Maximum core temperature	100/88°C vs 82°C

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-8100T

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1872 vs 1818
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5277 vs 3179
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 1366 vs 1145
Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 1366 vs 1145

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1872 vs 1818
PassMark - CPU mark	5277 vs 3179
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1366 vs 1145
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1366 vs 1145

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-8100T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1818

1872

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3179

5277

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1145

1366

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1145

1366

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5400T	Intel Core i3-8100T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1818	1872
PassMark - CPU mark	3179	5277
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1145	1366
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1145	1366
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2273
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	4260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	4260
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		833
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2689

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5400T	Intel Core i3-8100T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	Q2'18	April 2018
Place in performance rating	1152	1749
Processor Number	G5400T	i3-8100T
Series	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$195.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.16
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.10 GHz	3.10 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100/88°C	82°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3.1 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E90/x93	0x3E91
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.10 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 630
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	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 W	25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.10 GHz	2.40 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
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)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)	PCG 2015A (35W)
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® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)