Intel Pentium Gold G5420T vs AMD A6-7470K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420T and AMD A6-7470K 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

  • Around 23% higher maximum core temperature: 88 °C vs 71.30°C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1921 vs 1576
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3390 vs 1799
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 88 °C vs 71.30°C
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1921 vs 1576
PassMark - CPU mark 3390 vs 1799

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7470K

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 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
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1 MB vs 512 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
CPU 2: AMD A6-7470K

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1921
1576
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3390
1799
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5420T AMD A6-7470K
PassMark - Single thread mark 1921 1576
PassMark - CPU mark 3390 1799
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2119
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3119

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T AMD A6-7470K

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake
Launch date 23 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP) $64
Place in performance rating 1347 1365
Processor Number G5420T
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD A-Series Processors
OPN PIB AD747KYBJCBOX
OPN Tray AD747KYBI23JC
Series AMD A6-Series APU for Desktops

Performance

Base frequency 3.20 GHz 3.7 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 128 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 1 MB
L3 cache 4 MB
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Maximum core temperature 88 °C 71.30°C
Number of cores 2 2
Number of threads 4
Compute Cores 6
Maximum frequency 4 GHz
Number of GPU cores 4
Unlocked

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400
Supported memory frequency 2133 MHz

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 AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency 800 MHz
iGPU core count 256
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 3
DisplayPort
HDMI

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 12
OpenGL 4.5
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency 2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 FM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt
Configurable TDP 45 Watt/65 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
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD Mantle API
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
PowerTune
TrueAudio

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™)