Celeron Dual-Core T3100 vs Pentium Gold G5420

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5420
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.09
+217%
Celeron Dual-Core T3100
2009
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.66

Pentium Gold G5420 outperforms Celeron Dual-Core T3100 by a whopping 217% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20512945
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium GoldIntel Celeron Dual-Core
Power efficiency1.650.80
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Penryn (2008−2011)
Release date23 April 2019 (6 years ago)1 September 2009 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron Dual-Core T3100 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s800 MHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB1 MB
L3 cache4 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size126 mm2107 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 °C
Number of transistorsno data410 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron Dual-Core T3100 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)no data
SocketFCLGA1151BGA479, PGA478
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron Dual-Core T3100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron Dual-Core T3100 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron Dual-Core T3100 are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron Dual-Core T3100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron Dual-Core T3100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron Dual-Core T3100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron Dual-Core T3100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron Dual-Core T3100.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

Pentium Gold G5420 2.09
+217%
Celeron Dual-Core T3100 0.66

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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Pentium Gold G5420 3699
+215%
Samples: 145
Celeron Dual-Core T3100 1174
Samples: 146

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 0.66
Recency 23 April 2019 1 September 2009
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium Gold G5420 has a 216.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Celeron Dual-Core T3100, on the other hand, has 54.3% lower power consumption.

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Celeron Dual-Core T3100 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G5420 is a desktop processor while Celeron Dual-Core T3100 is a notebook one.

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