Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs Intel Core i3-550

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and Intel Core i3-550 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Intel Core i3-550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 72.6°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
3.9x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 16.38 GB
Around 35% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2212 vs 1343
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3720 vs 1625

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs May 2010
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 72.6°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 16.38 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2212 vs 1343
PassMark - CPU mark	3720 vs 1625

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-550

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2212

1343

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3720

1625

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Intel Core i3-550
PassMark - Single thread mark	2212	1343
PassMark - CPU mark	3720	1625
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		478
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1061
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		31.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.156
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.842
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.358

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Intel Core i3-550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Clarkdale
Family	Pentium Gold
Launch date	23 April 2019	May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$101
Place in performance rating	1174	2933
Processor Number	G5420	i3-550
Series	5000	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$179.95
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.63
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	2.5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	72.6°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Die size		81 mm2
Maximum frequency		3.2 GHz
Transistor count		382 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	21 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR3 1066/1333
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E90/x93
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	733 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	Intel HD Graphics
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	2
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	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8
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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.2
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)