Core 2 Duo T7200 vs Pentium Gold G5420

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1778	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	13.14	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium Gold	Intel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency	4.14	no data
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Merom (2006−2008)
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	28 July 2006 (18 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$286

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.8 GHz	2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	667 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	126 mm2	143 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	no data	291 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
VID voltage range	no data	1.0375V-1.3V

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200 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	PPGA478, PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	34 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 610	no data
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core 2 Duo T7200.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
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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Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 April 2019	28 July 2006
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	34 Watt

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