Intel Pentium Gold G5420 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420 and Intel Pentium Gold G5400T 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, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420

Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2254 vs 1816
Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3764 vs 3172

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2254 vs 1816
PassMark - CPU mark	3764 vs 3172

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 54 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 54 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2254

1816

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3764

3172

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2254	1816
PassMark - CPU mark	3764	3172
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1145
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1145
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2273
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2273
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4260
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4260

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420	Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Family	Pentium Gold
Launch date	23 April 2019	Q2'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1155	1156
Processor Number	G5420	G5400T
Series	5000	Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Status		Launched
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.80 GHz	3.10 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	100/88°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600, DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E90/x93	0x3E90/x93
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	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	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel® UHD Graphics 610
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
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
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
Configurable TDP-down		25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		2.10 GHz
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)