Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420

AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 11 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2206 vs 1511
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3705 vs 2839

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs May 2011
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206 vs 1511
PassMark - CPU mark	3705 vs 2839

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2206

1511

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3705

2839

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2206	1511
PassMark - CPU mark	3705	2839
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6568

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Deneb
Family	Pentium Gold	AMD Phenom
Launch date	23 April 2019	May 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1185	1204
Processor Number	G5420
Series	5000	AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		HDZ980FBGMBOX
OPN Tray		HDZ980FBK4DGM
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Die size		258 mm
Maximum frequency		3.7 GHz
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600, 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
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0
PCIe configurations	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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
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)