Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420T 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 G5420T, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G5000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420T has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T is 3.2 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.2 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420T has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T 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 35 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): 35 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: 25 W
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420T 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

AMD A8-3850
4C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
3555
3555
Intel Core i3-4330
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
3550
3550
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
3500
3500
AMD Phenom II X4 920
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
3489
3489
AMD Phenom II X4 B93
4C 4T @ 2.8 GHz
3489
3489

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-8130U
2C 4T @ 2.2 GHz
1772
1772
Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C 4T @ 1.3 GHz
1768
1768
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
1765
1765
Intel Pentium G4520
2C 2T @ 3.6 GHz
1757
1757
Intel Core i5-L16G7
5C 5T @ 1.4 GHz
1754
1754

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i5-4670T
4C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
780
780
Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
780
780
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
780
780
Intel Pentium Gold G5500T
2C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
780
780
Intel Core i7-4930K
6C 12T @ 3.4 GHz
780
780