Pentium Gold G5420 vs Ultra 5 125H

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Aggregate performance score

Core Ultra 5 125H
2023
14 cores / 18 threads, 28 Watt
14.53
+500%

Ultra 5 125H outperforms Pentium Gold G5420 by a whopping 500% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5041756
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data13.14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Meteor Lake-HIntel Pentium Gold
Architecture codenameMeteor Lake-H (2023)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$375$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads184
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache112 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache2 MB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache18 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 4 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature110 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA2049FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
StatusLaunchedDiscontinued
Deep Learning Boost+-
Supported AI Software FrameworksOpenVINO™, WindowsML, ONNX RT-

Security technologies

Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size96 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® Arc™ graphicsIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency2.2 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported43

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304 @ 60Hz (HDMI 2.1 TMDS) 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz (HDMI2.1 FRL)4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP3840x2400 @ 120Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12.212
OpenGL4.64.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420.

PCIe version5.03.0
PCI Express lanes2816
PCI support5.0 and 4.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ultra 5 125H 14.53
+500%
Pentium Gold G5420 2.42

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ultra 5 125H 22403
+499%
Pentium Gold G5420 3738

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.53 2.42
Recency 14 December 2023 23 April 2019
Physical cores 14 2
Threads 18 4
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 54 Watt

Ultra 5 125H has a 500.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 600% more physical cores and 350% more threads, and 92.9% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 5 125H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core Ultra 5 125H is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G5420 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core Ultra 5 125H and Pentium Gold G5420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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