Intel Pentium Gold G5420T vs Core i7-930

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Combined performance score

i7-930
1.93

Pentium Gold G5420T outperforms Core i7-930 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18321697
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium Gold
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date28 February 2010 (14 years old)23 April 2019 (4 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$64
Current price$249 (3.1x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T 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 speed2.8 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.06 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus supportno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size263 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °C88 °C
Number of transistors731 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T 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
SocketFCLGA1366FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology1.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSXno data-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPPno data-
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedDiscontinued

Security technologies

Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
MPXno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size24 GB64 GB
Max memory channels32
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/s37.5 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-930 and Pentium Gold G5420T.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

i7-930 1.93
Pentium Gold G5420T 2.25
+16.6%

Pentium Gold G5420T outperforms Core i7-930 by 17% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-930 2962
Pentium Gold G5420T 3452
+16.5%

Pentium Gold G5420T outperforms Core i7-930 by 17% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-930 418
Pentium Gold G5420T 690
+65.1%

Pentium Gold G5420T outperforms Core i7-930 by 65% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i7-930 1430
+1.3%
Pentium Gold G5420T 1411

Core i7-930 outperforms Pentium Gold G5420T by 1% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.93 2.25
Recency 28 February 2010 23 April 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 8 4
Cost $80 $64
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 35 Watt

The Pentium Gold G5420T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-930 in performance tests.


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