Intel Pentium Gold G5420T vs AMD FX-8310

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420T and AMD FX-8310 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 - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

AMD FX-8310

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

Around 25% higher maximum core temperature: 88 °C vs 70.50°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 32 nm
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1944 vs 1391

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	88 °C vs 70.50°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 32 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1944 vs 1391

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8310

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
16x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5045 vs 3408

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
L2 cache	8 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	5045 vs 3408

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
CPU 2: AMD FX-8310

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1944

1391

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3408

5045

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420T	AMD FX-8310
PassMark - Single thread mark	1944	1391
PassMark - CPU mark	3408	5045
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2352
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		30.36

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420T	AMD FX-8310
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 Apr 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1328	1345
Processor Number	G5420T
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN PIB		FD8310WMHKSBX
OPN Tray		FD8310WMW8KHK
Series		AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	88 °C	70.50°C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	4	8
Maximum frequency		4.3 GHz
Unlocked
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
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
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.10 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)