i9-9900T vs Pentium Gold G5400T

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5400T
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.00
Core i9-9900T
2019
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
8.23
+312%

Core i9-9900T outperforms Pentium Gold G5400T by a whopping 312% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1935924
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation10.016.50
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium GoldIntel Core i9
Power efficiency5.4022.24
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Coffee Lake-R (2018−2019)
Release date2 April 2018 (6 years ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$439

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5400T has 54% better value for money than i9-9900T.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier3121
L1 cache64K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2180.3 mm2
Maximum core temperature100/88 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T 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)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T 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 Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 610Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.2 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5400T and Core i9-9900T.

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 Gold G5400T 2.00
i9-9900T 8.23
+312%

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 Gold G5400T 3172
i9-9900T 13072
+312%

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 Gold G5400T 637
i9-9900T 1514
+138%

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 Gold G5400T 1317
i9-9900T 6632
+404%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.00 8.23
Integrated graphics card 1.89 3.09
Recency 2 April 2018 23 April 2019
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16

i9-9900T has a 311.5% higher aggregate performance score, 63.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Core i9-9900T is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5400T in performance tests.


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