Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | AMD Athlon II X4 740 | |
CPU comparisonIntel Pentium Gold G5400 or AMD Athlon II X4 740 - 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 Intel Pentium Gold G5400 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 was released in Q2/2018. The AMD Athlon II X4 740 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 740 was released in Q4/2012. |
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Intel Pentium (150) | Family | AMD Athlon II (52) |
Intel Pentium G5000 (8) | CPU group | AMD Athlon II X4 (Trinity) (2) |
8 | Generation | 3 |
Coffee Lake S | Architecture | Trinity |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
Intel Pentium G4400 | Predecessor | AMD Athlon II X4 640 |
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Intel Pentium Gold G5400 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz. The AMD Athlon II X4 740 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.70 GHz). |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 740 |
2 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.70 GHz | Frequency | 3.20 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | 3.70 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | 3.70 GHz |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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Intel HD Graphics 610 | GPU | no iGPU |
0.35 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
1.05 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
9.5 | GPU Generation | -- |
14 nm | Technology | |
3 | Max. displays | |
12 | Compute units | -- |
96 | Shader | -- |
No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
No | Frame Generation | No |
32 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
12 | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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Intel HD Graphics 610 | GPU | no iGPU |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec VP8 | No |
No | Codec AV1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec AVC | No |
Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Intel Pentium Gold G5400 supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 740 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 740 |
DDR4-2400 | Memory | DDR3-1866 |
64 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
38.4 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 29.9 GB/s |
Yes | ECC | No |
-- | L2 Cache | 4.00 MB |
4.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
3.0 | PCIe version | -- |
16 | PCIe lanes | -- |
15.8 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 has a TDP of 58 W, that of the AMD Athlon II X4 740 is 65 W. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 740 |
58 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 65 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
100 °C | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe Intel Pentium Gold G5400 has a 4.00 MB cache, while the AMD Athlon II X4 740 cache has a total of 4.00 MB. |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | Characteristic | AMD Athlon II X4 740 |
14 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
Monolithic | Chip design | Unknown |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | ISA extensions | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a |
LGA 1151 | Socket | FM2 |
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d | Virtualization | AMD-V |
Yes | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2018 | Release date | Q4/2012 |
64 $ | Release price | 60 $ |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz |
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz |
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AMD Athlon II X4 740
@ 0.00 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | AMD Athlon II X4 740 |
Unknown | Unknown |