Intel Pentium Gold G6400T vs Pentium Gold G5420

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Combined performance score

Pentium Gold G5420
2.41
+3%

Pentium Gold G5420 outperforms Pentium Gold G6400T by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking16481670
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money13.142.77
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Goldno data
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)no data
Release date23 April 2019 (4 years old)1 April 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data
Current price$87 (1.4x MSRP)$428
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5420 has 374% better value for money than Pentium Gold G6400T.

Technical specs

Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Bus support4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KBno data
L2 cache512 KBno data
L3 cache4 MB4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth37.5 GB/s41.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6400T.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 2.41
+3%
Pentium Gold G6400T 2.34

Pentium Gold G5420 outperforms Pentium Gold G6400T by 3% 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%

Pentium Gold G5420 3706
+3.3%
Pentium Gold G6400T 3588

Pentium Gold G5420 outperforms Pentium Gold G6400T by 3% 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%

Pentium Gold G5420 766
+8.5%
Pentium Gold G6400T 706

Pentium Gold G5420 outperforms Pentium Gold G6400T by 8% 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%

Pentium Gold G5420 1536
+10.6%
Pentium Gold G6400T 1389

Pentium Gold G5420 outperforms Pentium Gold G6400T by 11% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.41 2.34
Recency 23 April 2019 1 April 2020
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 35 Watt

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