Celeron N4000 vs Pentium Gold G5420

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5420
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.37
+155%
Celeron N4000
2017
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
0.93

Pentium Gold G5420 outperforms Celeron N4000 by a whopping 155% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17942528
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium GoldIntel Celeron
Power efficiency4.1514.67
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Goldmont Plus (2017)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)11 December 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000 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 GHz1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz2.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplierno data11
L1 cache128 KB112 KB
L2 cache512 KB4 MB
L3 cache4 MB4 MB
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C105 deg C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000 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)
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1090
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data-
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB8 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 UHD Graphics 610Intel UHD Graphics 600
Max video memory64 GB8 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz650 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
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 N4000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes166
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Pentium Gold G5420 2.37
+155%
Celeron N4000 0.93

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.

Pentium Gold G5420 3764
+156%
Celeron N4000 1472

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.

Pentium Gold G5420 749
+131%
Celeron N4000 324

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.

Pentium Gold G5420 1517
+187%
Celeron N4000 528

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.37 0.93
Integrated graphics card 1.89 0.87
Recency 23 April 2019 11 December 2017
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 6 Watt

Pentium Gold G5420 has a 154.8% higher aggregate performance score, 117.2% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more threads.

Celeron N4000, on the other hand, has 800% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold G5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N4000 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G5420 is a desktop processor while Celeron N4000 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G5420 and Celeron N4000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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