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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5500

AMD Phenom II X4 830

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 1084
Around 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3823 vs 2070

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 1084
PassMark - CPU mark	3823 vs 2070

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

1084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3823

2070

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	1084
PassMark - CPU mark	3823	2070
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	1463	1469
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)