Pentium Gold G5400 vs Pentium G4520

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4520
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 51 Watt
1.76
Pentium Gold G5400
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.43
+38.1%

Pentium Gold G5400 outperforms Pentium G4520 by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking20381782
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.165.74
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency3.164.12
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$93$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5400 has 3488% better value for money than Pentium G4520.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3637
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache3 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size98.57 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C72 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)51 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology--
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX-+
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3, DDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel HD Graphics 530Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.44.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4520 and Pentium Gold G5400.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium G4520 1.76
Pentium Gold G5400 2.43
+38.1%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium G4520 2707
Pentium Gold G5400 3735
+38%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G4520 838
+13.9%
Pentium Gold G5400 736

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G4520 1594
+5.7%
Pentium Gold G5400 1508

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 2.43
Integrated graphics card 2.59 1.89
Recency 1 September 2015 2 April 2018
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 51 Watt 58 Watt

Pentium G4520 has 37% faster integrated GPU, and 13.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G5400, on the other hand, has a 38.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and 100% more threads.

The Pentium Gold G5400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4520 in performance tests.


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