Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs Intel Core i7-4770R

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and Intel Core i7-4770R 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 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 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2253 vs 2179
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 April 2019 vs June 2013
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size 64 GB vs 32 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2253 vs 2179

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4770R

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • 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 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6620 vs 3761
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 6620 vs 3761

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4770R

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2253
2179
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3761
6620
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Core i7-4770R
PassMark - Single thread mark 2253 2179
PassMark - CPU mark 3761 6620
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 921
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3366
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 15.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.135
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.733
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.704
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.567
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6667
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1868
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3654
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 6667

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Core i7-4770R

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Crystal Well
Family Pentium Gold
Launch date 23 April 2019 June 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $64
Place in performance rating 1155 1151
Processor Number G5420 i7-4770R
Series 5000 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.80 GHz 3.20 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 5 GT/s DMI2
L1 cache 128 KB 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 22 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
Die size 177 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 66 °C
Maximum frequency 3.90 GHz
Number of QPI Links 0
Transistor count 1400 million

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 and DDR3L 1333/1600 at 1.5V

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E90/x93 0xD22
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 200 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.05 GHz 1.30 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® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200
Execution Units 40
Graphics max frequency 1.3 GHz
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3 3
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz 3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz 3840x2160@60Hz

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 FCBGA1364
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 32mm x 1.65mm

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)
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® AVX2
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® My WiFi technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)