Intel Pentium Gold G5400 vs AMD Athlon 240GE

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CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU lineage

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 or Intel Pentium Gold G5400 – which processor offers superior performance? In this comparison, we examine disparities and assess which of these two CPUs outperforms the other. We delve into technical specifications and benchmark outcomes.
The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q2/2018 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Pentium series.
To use the Intel Pentium Gold G5400, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
The AMD Athlon 240GE features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently.
It was released in Q3/2018 and belongs to the 5 generation of the AMD Athlon series.
To use the AMD Athlon 240GE, you'll need a motherboard with a AM4 (PGA 1331) socket.
Intel Pentium G5000 Group AMD Athlon 200
8 Generation 5
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Name AMD Athlon 240GE
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Pentium Family AMD Athlon
 
 

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G5400 is 3.7 GHz
The AMD Athlon 240GE has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.
The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon 240GE is 3.5 GHz
and turbo frequency for one core is 3.5 GHz.
4 Threads 4
None None 3.5 GHz
None None 3.5 GHz
normal Core architecture normal
3.7 GHz Frequency 3.5 GHz
2 CPU Cores 2
No Overclocking No
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
2x Cores 2x
 
 

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G5400 uses the Intel HD Graphics 610, which has 96 texture shaders
and 12 execution units.
The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
The AMD Athlon 240GE has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short.
Specifically, the AMD Athlon 240GE uses the AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics, which has 192 texture shaders
and 3 execution units.
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
14 nm Technology 14 nm
12 Direct X 12
32.0 GB Max. GPU Memory 2.0 GB
12 Execution units 3
Q3/2016 Release date Q1/2018
Intel HD Graphics 610 GPU name AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
96 Shaders 192
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 1.1 GHz
9.5 Generation 8
-- Max. displays --
 
 

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

-- AI specifications --
-- AI hardware --
 
 

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode VP8 Decode / Encode
Decode VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode JPEG Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode AVC Decode / Encode
No AV1 No
 
 

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
DDR4-2400 Memory type DDR4-2666
38.4 GB/s Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
Yes AES-NI Yes
Yes ECC Yes
pci PCIe pci
64.0 GB Max. Memory 0 bytes
2 Memory channels 2
 
 

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 58 W watts.
TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 35 W watts.
58 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
100 °C Tjunction max --
 
 

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 is manufactured using a 14 nm process.
A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU.
In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache.
A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
The AMD Athlon 240GE is manufactured using a 14 nm process.
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization AMD-V, SVM
14 nm Technology 14 nm
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, FMA3, AVX2
-- Part Number --
Monolithic Chip design --
Q2/2018 Release date Q3/2018
64 $ Release price 75 $
0 bytes L2-Cache 0 bytes
Technical data sheet Documents Technical data sheet
4.0 MB L3-Cache 4.0 MB
LGA 1151 Socket AM4 (PGA 1331)
Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11 Operating systems
Coffee Lake S Architecture Raven Ridge (Zen+)
 
 

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
2389
2389
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
2078
2078