Intel Pentium Gold G5420T vs Intel Pentium E2140

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Intel Pentium Gold G5420T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium E2140
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium E2140

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T and the Intel Pentium E2140 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T 2 core processor released in Q2/2019 with the Intel Pentium E2140 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2007.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Pentium G5000 (8) CPU group Intel Pentium D (6)
8 Generation 0
Coffee Lake S Architecture Presler
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420T is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Pentium E2140 clocks with 1.60 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Characteristic Intel Pentium E2140
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
3.20 GHz Frequency 1.60 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Characteristic Intel Pentium E2140
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

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 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.

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 & PCIe

Up to 64 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T, while the Intel Pentium E2140 supports a maximum of 16 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 17.1 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Characteristic Intel Pentium E2140
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR3-1066, DDR2-800
64 GB Max. Memory 16 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 1.00 MB
4.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version --
16 PCIe lanes --
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium E2140 is 65 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Characteristic Intel Pentium E2140
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 65 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420T has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium E2140 is at 1.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 65 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Characteristic Intel Pentium E2140
14 nm Technology 65 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions --
LGA 1151 Socket LGA 775
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization None
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2007
64 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T (100%)
Intel Pentium E2140 (29%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T (100%)
Intel Pentium E2140 (19%)

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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
780 (100%)
Intel Pentium E2140 Intel Pentium E2140
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
226 (29%)

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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1765 (100%)
Intel Pentium E2140 Intel Pentium E2140
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
389 (22%)

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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3500 (100%)
Intel Pentium E2140 Intel Pentium E2140
2C 2T @ 1.60 GHz
550 (16%)

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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (100%)
Intel Pentium E2140 Intel Pentium E2140
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium E2140
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