i9-9900X vs Pentium Gold G5400

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1784	534
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.74	4.90
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium Gold	Intel Core i9
Power efficiency	4.13	7.89
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake (2017−2019)	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)
Release date	2 April 2018 (6 years ago)	8 October 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$989

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5400 has 17% better value for money than i9-9900X.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	4	20
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	4.5 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	DMI 3.0
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	37	35
L1 cache	128 KB	640 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	10 MB
L3 cache	4 MB (shared)	19.25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	126 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	92 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2066
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	-	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	85.33 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel UHD Graphics 610	N/A
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i9-9900X.

PCIe version	3.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	44

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.40	14.02
Recency	2 April 2018	8 October 2018
Physical cores	2	10
Threads	4	20
Power consumption (TDP)	58 Watt	165 Watt

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