Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 95°C
  • Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2254 vs 2116
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 April 2019 vs 10 May 2018
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 95°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2254 vs 2116

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • 3x 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 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7652 vs 3764
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7652 vs 3764

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2254
2116
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3764
7652
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5420 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE
PassMark - Single thread mark 2254 2116
PassMark - CPU mark 3764 7652

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5420 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Family Pentium Gold AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
Launch date 23 April 2019 10 May 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $64
Place in performance rating 1155 1159
Processor Number G5420
Series 5000 AMD Ryzen 5 PRO Desktop Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
OPN Tray YD2400C6M4MFB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.80 GHz 3.2 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 128 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 2 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 95°C
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz
Number of GPU cores 11

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency 2933 MHz

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 Radeon Vega 11 Graphics
Graphics max frequency 1250 MHz
iGPU core count 11

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
DisplayPort
HDMI

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
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 35 Watt
Configurable TDP n/a
Thermal Solution Not included

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0 3.0 x8
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
AMD SenseMI
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)