Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs Intel Core i5-9600KF

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and Intel Core i5-9600KF 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Intel Core i5-9600KF

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9600KF

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2729 vs 2207
2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 10672 vs 3706

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2729 vs 2207
PassMark - CPU mark	10672 vs 3706

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9600KF

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2207

2729

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3706

10672

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Intel Core i5-9600KF
PassMark - Single thread mark	2207	2729
PassMark - CPU mark	3706	10672
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4290
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1272
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		5800

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Intel Core i5-9600KF
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Family	Pentium Gold
Launch date	23 April 2019	Q1'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1173	1174
Processor Number	G5420	i5-9600KF
Series	5000	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.70 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100°C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	4	6
Unlocked
Maximum frequency		4.60 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
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	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt	95 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015D (130W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	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)
Secure Boot
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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)