Intel Pentium Gold G5500 vs AMD Phenom II X4 830

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G5500 and AMD Phenom II X4 830 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 G5500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 4 month(s) later
  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 76% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2247 vs 1083
  • Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3823 vs 2072
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2018 vs September 2009
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 4096 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 2247 vs 1083
PassMark - CPU mark 3823 vs 2072

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 830

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 93% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1838 vs 950
  • 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5258 vs 2100
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1838 vs 950
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5258 vs 2100

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G5500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 830

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2247
1083
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3823
2072
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
950
1838
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2100
5258
Name Intel Pentium Gold G5500 AMD Phenom II X4 830
PassMark - Single thread mark 2247 1083
PassMark - CPU mark 3823 2072
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 950 1838
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2100 5258

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G5500 AMD Phenom II X4 830

Essentials

Architecture codename Coffee Lake Deneb
Launch date January 2018 September 2009
Place in performance rating 1555 1551
Price now $100.32 $79.95
Processor Number G5500
Series Intel® Pentium® Gold Processor Series
Status Launched
Value for money (0-100) 15.37 12.66
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $80

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.80 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s DMI3
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) 4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase) 72 °C
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4
Die size 258 mm
Transistor count 758 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size 64 GB
Supported memory types DDR4-2400 DDR3

Graphics

Device ID 0x3E91
Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 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 630

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

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1151 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 54 Watt 95 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2015C (65W)

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 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)
Secure Boot

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
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)