Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2019 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium Gold G5420, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G5420
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G5000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G5420 is 3.8 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.8 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G5420 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.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 610
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 96
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q3/2016

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.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

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.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 54 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.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 54 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 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.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Coffee Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2019
Release price: 64 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
3825
3825
Intel Core i3-7100T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3796
3796
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
3796
3796
Intel Core i3-7100T
2C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
3796
3796
Intel Core i5-2380P
4C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
3794
3794

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

MediaTek Dimensity 900
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
2135
2135
Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
2134
2134
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
2134
2134
Intel Core i7-930
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
2134
2134
Intel Processor N200
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
2128
2128

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-4650U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1755
1755
MediaTek Helio G95
NoneC NoneT @ --
1755
1755
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
1755
1755
MediaTek Helio G95
NoneC NoneT @ --
1755
1755
Intel Core i7-4650U
2C 4T @ 1.7 GHz
1755
1755

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

AMD FX-6350
6C 6T @ 3.9 GHz
1109
1109
Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
1104
1104
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
1077
1077
Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1071
1071
Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1045
1045

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
978
978
Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 2.2 GHz
978
978
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
978
978
Intel Core i5-9500T
6C 6T @ 2.2 GHz
978
978
Intel Core i5-4670K
4C 4T @ 3.4 GHz
978
978

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
809
809
Samsung Exynos 1330
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
809
809
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
809
809
Samsung Exynos 1330
8C 8T @ 2.4 GHz
809
809
Intel Pentium Gold G5500
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
809
809

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
397
397
AMD Athlon 240GE
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
397
397
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
395
395
Intel Core i7-7560U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
394
394
Intel Pentium G4600
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
392
392

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-7600T
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
157
157
Intel Core i7-5950HQ
4C 8T @ 2.9 GHz
157
157
Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
157
157
Intel Core i5-8250U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
157
157
Intel Core i5-8310Y
2C 4T @ 1.6 GHz
157
157