Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U vs Pentium Gold G5420
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U outperforms Pentium Gold G5420 by a whopping 570% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1740 | 407 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 13.14 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | Intel Pentium Gold | no data |
| Architecture codename | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) | Hawk Point (2024) |
| Release date | 23 April 2019 (5 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $64 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 126 mm2 | 178 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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 | LGA-1151 | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3L-1600 | DDR5 |
| 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 | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel UHD Graphics 610 | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 20 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.40 | 16.08 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.35 | 18.31 |
| Recency | 23 April 2019 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 54 Watt | 28 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U has a 570% higher aggregate performance score, 1256.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 92.9% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5420 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium Gold G5420 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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