Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 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 Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
Around 47% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 68°C
4.6x lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 250 Watt

Launch date	23 April 2019 vs October 2018
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 68°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 250 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
22 more cores, run more applications at once: 24 vs 2
44 more threads: 48 vs 4
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm vs 14 nm
18x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
24x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
16x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2325 vs 2247
8.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 29949 vs 3709

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	24 vs 2
Number of threads	48 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm vs 14 nm
L1 cache	2304 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	12 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	64 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2325 vs 2247
PassMark - CPU mark	29949 vs 3709

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2247

2325

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3709

29949

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
PassMark - Single thread mark	2247	2325
PassMark - CPU mark	3709	29949
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1016
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		10347

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen
Family	Pentium Gold	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	23 April 2019	October 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1055	867
Processor Number	G5420
Series	5000	AMD Ryzen Threadripper Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OPN PIB		YD297XAZAFWOF
OPN Tray		YD297XAZUHCAF
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$1,299.99
Value for money (0-100)		3.52
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB	2304 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	12 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	68°C
Number of cores	2	24
Number of threads	4	48
Unlocked
Die size		213 mm
Maximum frequency		4.2 GHz
Transistor count		19200 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR4
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
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	sTR4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	250 Watt
Thermal Solution		Not included
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	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
AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)