Intel Pentium Gold G5420T vs AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420T and AMD Ryzen 7 2700 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	23 Apr 2019 vs 19 April 2018
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 2700

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
12 more threads: 16 vs 4
Around 8% higher maximum core temperature: 95°C vs 88 °C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2177 vs 1944
4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 15699 vs 3408

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	16 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	95°C vs 88 °C
Manufacturing process technology	12 nm FinFET vs 14 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB
L3 cache	16 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2177 vs 1944
PassMark - CPU mark	15699 vs 3408

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 2700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1944

2177

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3408

15699

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420T	AMD Ryzen 7 2700
PassMark - Single thread mark	1944	2177
PassMark - CPU mark	3408	15699
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		940
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6255
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		4116

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420T	AMD Ryzen 7 2700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Zen+
Launch date	23 Apr 2019	19 April 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$299
Place in performance rating	1330	1326
Processor Number	G5420T
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN PIB		YD2700BBAFBOX
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Price now		$265.99
Series		AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)		16.67
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache	128 KB	768 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	16 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	12 nm FinFET
Maximum core temperature	88 °C	95°C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	4	16
64 bit support
Die size		213 mm
Maximum frequency		4.1 GHz
Transistor count		4940 Million
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	DDR4
Supported memory frequency		2933 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
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	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution		Wraith Spire with RGB LED
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0 x16
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 Ryzen VR-Ready Premium
AMD SenseMI
AMD StoreMI technology
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™)