Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs Intel Core i7-6700T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and Intel Core i7-6700T 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 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 52% higher maximum core temperature: 100 °C vs 66°C
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2243 vs 2057
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 23 April 2019 vs 1 September 2015
Maximum core temperature 100 °C vs 66°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2243 vs 2057

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-6700T

  • 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 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
  • Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7170 vs 3749
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 8 vs 4
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 54 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 7170 vs 3749

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-6700T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2243
2057
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3749
7170
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Core i7-6700T
PassMark - Single thread mark 2243 2057
PassMark - CPU mark 3749 7170
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 908
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3381
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 38.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 128.683
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.365
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 3.628
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 24.057
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2650
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4934
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1457
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2650
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4934

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Core i7-6700T

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Skylake
Family Pentium Gold
Launch date 23 April 2019 1 September 2015
Launch price (MSRP) $64 $303
Place in performance rating 1156 1166
Processor Number G5420 i7-6700T
Series 5000 6th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Price now $349
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 7.63

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.80 GHz 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 128 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100 °C 66°C
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 8
Unlocked
Die size 122 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 66 °C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 35.76 GB/s 34.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400 DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E90/x93 0x1912
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz 350 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 64 GB
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 610 Intel® HD Graphics 530
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

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

Graphics image quality

4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort 4096x2304@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 4096x2304@60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2304@24Hz 4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA N / A
Max resolution over WiDi 1080p

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2015A (35W)

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
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)