Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs Intel Core i5-3470

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and Intel Core i5-3470 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Intel Core i5-3470

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 48% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 67.4°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
2x more maximum memory size: 64 GB vs 32 GB
Around 43% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 77 Watt
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2212 vs 1937

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 April 2019 vs 8 April 2012
Maximum core temperature	100 °C vs 67.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 77 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2212 vs 1937

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3470

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4671 vs 3720

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4671 vs 3720

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-3470

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2212

1937

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3720

4671

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Intel Core i5-3470
PassMark - Single thread mark	2212	1937
PassMark - CPU mark	3720	4671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		734
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2396
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2696
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		3.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		9.637
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.821
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.424
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		1515
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		1515

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Intel Core i5-3470
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Ivy Bridge
Family	Pentium Gold
Launch date	23 April 2019	8 April 2012
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$184
Place in performance rating	1174	2409
Processor Number	G5420	i5-3470
Series	5000	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$112.06
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		17.60
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.20 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1024 KB
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	67.4°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Die size		132.8 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		67 °C
Maximum frequency		3.60 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	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR3 1333/1600
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E90/x93	0x152
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.10 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 2500
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
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	FCLGA1155
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	77 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		2011D
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	up to 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)
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)
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)