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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420

AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE

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 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2251 vs 2123

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 10 May 2018
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 95°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2251 vs 2123

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: 7661 vs 3747

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	7661 vs 3747

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2251

2123

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3747

7661

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400GE
PassMark - Single thread mark	2251	2123
PassMark - CPU mark	3747	7661

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	1156	1161
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)