Pentium G2030 vs i5-9400F

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-9400F and Pentium G2030 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1076	2371
Place by popularity	25	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	9.94	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Power efficiency	8.68	1.89
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)	no data
Release date	7 January 2019 (5 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$182	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-9400F and Pentium G2030 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	6	2
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	no data
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	385 KB	no data
L2 cache	1.5 MB	no data
L3 cache	9 MB (shared)	3 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Die size	149 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-9400F and Pentium G2030 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-9400F and Pentium G2030. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
My WiFi	no data	-
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	-
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	-
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued

Security technologies

Core i5-9400F and Pentium G2030 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	-
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	-
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data
Anti-Theft	no data	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-9400F and Pentium G2030 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-9400F and Pentium G2030. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	21 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	Intel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequency	no data	1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-9400F and Pentium G2030 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-9400F and Pentium G2030.

PCIe version	3.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	no 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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	6.20	1.14
Recency	7 January 2019	1 April 2013
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	6	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	55 Watt

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