Pentium Gold G5420 vs i5-8259U

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-8259U
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
4.96
+109%
Pentium Gold G5420
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.37

Core i5-8259U outperforms Pentium Gold G5420 by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-8259U and Pentium Gold G5420 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking12361794
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data13.14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency16.764.15
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake-U (2018−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date5 April 2018 (6 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$320$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-8259U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeOPIDMI 3.0
Bus rate4 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-8259U 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCBGA1528FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-8259U 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+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
eDRAM128 MBno data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Flex Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i5-8259U and Pentium Gold G5420 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-8259U and Pentium Gold G5420 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-8259U and Pentium Gold G5420. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size32 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory32 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-8259U and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-8259U and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@30Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-8259U and Pentium Gold G5420 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-8259U and Pentium Gold G5420.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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.

i5-8259U 4.96
+109%
Pentium Gold G5420 2.37

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.

i5-8259U 7872
+109%
Pentium Gold G5420 3764

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-8259U 1238
+65.3%
Pentium Gold G5420 749

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-8259U 4099
+170%
Pentium Gold G5420 1517

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.96 2.37
Integrated graphics card 4.49 1.89
Recency 5 April 2018 23 April 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 54 Watt

i5-8259U has a 109.3% higher aggregate performance score, 137.6% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 92.9% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G5420, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Core i5-8259U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Core i5-8259U is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G5420 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-8259U and Pentium Gold G5420, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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