Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs Intel Core i5-9400T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and Intel Core i5-9400T 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2251 vs 2114
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 April 2019 vs September 2018
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2251 vs 2114

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400T

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 8348 vs 3747
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
L1 cache 64K (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 256K (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache 9 MB (shared) vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 8348 vs 3747

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2251
2114
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3747
8348
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Core i5-9400T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2251 2114
PassMark - CPU mark 3747 8348

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Core i5-9400T

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Coffee Lake
Family Pentium Gold
Launch date 23 April 2019 September 2018
Launch price (MSRP) $64
Place in performance rating 1156 1151
Processor Number G5420
Series 5000
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.80 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 128 KB 64K (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB 256K (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB 9 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Number of cores 2 6
Number of threads 4
Unlocked
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400 DDR4

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
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 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
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)