Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs Intel Core i3-4030U

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and Intel Core i3-4030U 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Intel Core i3-4030U

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
4x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16 GB
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2212 vs 1023
Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3720 vs 1874

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 14 April 2014
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
L3 cache	4 MB vs 3 MB
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2212 vs 1023
PassMark - CPU mark	3720 vs 1874

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4030U

3.6x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 54 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 54 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4030U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2212

1023

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3720

1874

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Intel Core i3-4030U
PassMark - Single thread mark	2212	1023
PassMark - CPU mark	3720	1874
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		429
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		953
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.88
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		3.525
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.167
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2195
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		701
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2195
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3340

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Intel Core i3-4030U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Haswell
Family	Pentium Gold
Launch date	23 April 2019	14 April 2014
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$281
Place in performance rating	1174	2132
Processor Number	G5420	i3-4030U
Series	5000	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Mobile
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	1.90 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	3 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Maximum frequency		1.9 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR3L 1333/1600, LPDDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E90/x93	0xA16
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	2 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Graphics max frequency		1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		N / A
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	11.2/12
OpenGL	4.5	4.3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCBGA1168
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	15 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		40mm x 24mm x 1.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	12
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	4x1, 2x4
Scalability	1S Only
Integrated IDE
Integrated LAN
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports		4
Number of USB ports		4
PCI support
Total number of SATA ports		4
UART
USB revision		3.0
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)
Anti-Theft technology
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel® Active Management technology (AMT)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® ME Firmware Version		9.5
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Matrix Storage
Smart Connect
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™)