Intel Pentium Gold G5420T vs Intel Pentium Gold G6400

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Intel Pentium Gold G5420T CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G6400

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold G5420T and the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 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 Gold G6400 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2020.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Pentium (150)
Intel Pentium G5000 (8) CPU group Intel Pentium G6000 (12)
8 Generation 10
Coffee Lake S Architecture Comet Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium Gold G5400
-- Successor Intel Pentium Gold G7400

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 Gold G6400 clocks with 4.00 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2 Cores 2
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 4.00 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G6400
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

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 Intel HD Graphics 610
0.35 GHz GPU frequency 0.35 GHz
1.05 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.05 GHz
9.5 GPU Generation 9.5
14 nm Technology 14 nm
3 Max. displays 3
12 Compute units 12
96 Shader 96
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB 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.

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

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 Gold G6400 supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 42.7 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G6400
DDR4-2400 Memory DDR4-2666
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
38.4 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 42.7 GB/s
Yes ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
4.00 MB L3 Cache 4.00 MB
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
16 PCIe lanes 16
15.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420T has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium Gold G6400 is 58 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G6400
35 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 58 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
25 W TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G5420T has 4.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 14 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium Gold G6400 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 14 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G6400
14 nm Technology 14 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1151 Socket LGA 1200
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2019 Release date Q2/2020
64 $ Release price 77 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T (76%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T (83%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
780 (76%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1032 (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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
1765 (81%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
2184 (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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel HD Graphics 610 @ 1.05 GHz
202 (100%)

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 (85%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
4129 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
849 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1811 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
415 (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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
1182 (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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
166 (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.
Intel Pentium Gold G5420T Intel Pentium Gold G5420T
2C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Intel Pentium Gold G6400
2C 4T @ 4.00 GHz
416 (100%)

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