Intel Pentium Gold G5420T vs Intel Core i5-9400F

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420T and Intel Core i5-9400F 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

Intel Core i5-9400F

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2 more threads: 6 vs 4
Around 14% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 88 °C
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2430 vs 1921
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9458 vs 3390

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 4
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 88 °C
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430 vs 1921
PassMark - CPU mark	9458 vs 3390

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-9400F

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1921

2430

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3390

9458

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420T	Intel Core i5-9400F
PassMark - Single thread mark	1921	2430
PassMark - CPU mark	3390	9458
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4737
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		3746

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420T	Intel Core i5-9400F
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 Apr 2019	Q1'19
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1347	1348
Processor Number	G5420T	i5-9400F
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	2.90 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	88 °C	100°C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	4	6
64 bit support
Maximum frequency		4.10 GHz
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
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	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	65 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)