Intel Pentium Gold G5420T vs Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5420T and Intel Pentium Gold G5500T 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T

Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3452 vs 3304

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956 vs 1954
PassMark - CPU mark	3452 vs 3304

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium Gold G5500T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1956

1954

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3452

3304

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G5420T	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
PassMark - Single thread mark	1956	1954
PassMark - CPU mark	3452	3304

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G5420T	Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	23 Apr 2019	Q2'18
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1228	1229
Processor Number	G5420T	G5500T
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status		Launched
Performance
Base frequency	3.20 GHz	3.20 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	88°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	37.5 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Device ID	0x3E90/x93	0x3E91
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 630
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
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt	25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.10 GHz	2.20 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
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)