AMD Opteron X3216 vs Intel Pentium Gold G5420

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AMD Opteron X3216 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
AMD Opteron X3216 Intel Pentium Gold G5420

CPU comparison

AMD Opteron X3216 or Intel Pentium Gold G5420 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Opteron X3216 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. Up to 32 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Opteron X3216 was released in Q2/2015.

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 was released in Q2/2019.
AMD Opteron (4) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Opteron X3000 (3) CPU group Intel Pentium G5000 (8)
0 Generation 8
Toronto (Excavator) Architecture Coffee Lake S
Server Segment Desktop
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Opteron X3216 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Opteron X3216 is 1.60 GHz (3.00 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G5420 is at 3.80 GHz.

AMD Opteron X3216 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2 Cores 2
2 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 3.80 GHz
3.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD Opteron X3216 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G5420
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD Opteron X3216 or Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto) GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
0 GPU Generation 9.5
Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
4 Compute units 12
256 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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.

AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto) GPU Intel HD Graphics 610
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Opteron X3216 can use up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 25.6 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 38.4 GB/s.

AMD Opteron X3216 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G5420
DDR4-1600 Memory DDR4-2400
32 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
25.6 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 38.4 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
1.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 16
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Opteron X3216 is 15 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold G5420 has a TDP of 54 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Opteron X3216 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G5420
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 54 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
12 W TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Opteron X3216 is manufactured in 28 nm and has 1.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold G5420 is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 4.00 MB cache.

AMD Opteron X3216 Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G5420
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
FP4 Socket LGA 1151
AMD-V, AMD-Vt Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2015 Release date Q2/2019
-- Release price 64 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD Opteron X3216 (57%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 (100%)
Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD Opteron X3216 (39%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
533 (66%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
809 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
764 (44%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1755 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
456 (47%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
978 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
751 (35%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
2134 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
AMD Radeon R7 - 256 (Toronto) @ 0.80 GHz
410 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (49%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
1475 (39%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
3796 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
1077 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
157 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Opteron X3216 AMD Opteron X3216
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G5420 Intel Pentium Gold G5420
2C 4T @ 3.80 GHz
395 (100%)

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