Pentium G2140 vs Ryzen 7 5800
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 5800 outperforms Pentium G2140 by a whopping 1127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 538 | 2532 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.54 | 0.92 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (2020−2025) | no data |
| Release date | 5 November 2020 (5 years ago) | 1 April 2013 (12 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5800 and Pentium G2140 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | no data |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 32 MB | 3 MB Intel® Smart Cache |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,150 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5800 and Pentium G2140 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FCLGA1155 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Pentium G2140. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| My WiFi | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Ryzen 7 5800 and Pentium G2140 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Pentium G2140 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Pentium G2140. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Intel HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel Processors |
| Clear Video HD | - | - |
| Graphics max frequency | - | 1.05 GHz |
| InTru 3D | - | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 7 5800 and Pentium G2140 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | - | 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800 and Pentium G2140.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 2.0 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.60 | 1.19 |
| Recency | 5 November 2020 | 1 April 2013 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 16 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5800 has a 1126.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 214.3% more advanced lithography process.
Pentium G2140, on the other hand, has 18.2% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G2140 in performance tests.
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