i5-4310U vs Pentium Gold G5420

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5420
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.37
+48.1%
Core i5-4310U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.60

Pentium Gold G5420 outperforms Core i5-4310U by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17812095
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium GoldIntel Core i5
Power efficiency4.1410.05
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)19 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$281

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache512 KB512 KB
L3 cache4 MB3 MB
Chip lithography14 nm22 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
SIPP-+
Smart Responseno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX+-
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GB16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s25.6 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare
Intel UHD Graphics 610Intel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memory64 GB2 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHz1.1 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz3280x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz3200x2000@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1211.2/12
OpenGL4.54.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Core i5-4310U.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1612
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 G5420 2.37
+48.1%
i5-4310U 1.60

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 G5420 3752
+48.6%
i5-4310U 2525

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 G5420 749
i5-4310U 793
+5.9%

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 G5420 1521
i5-4310U 1534
+0.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.37 1.60
Integrated graphics card 1.89 1.35
Recency 23 April 2019 19 January 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 15 Watt

Pentium Gold G5420 has a 48.1% higher aggregate performance score, 40% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

i5-4310U, on the other hand, has 260% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold G5420 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4310U in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G5420 is a desktop processor while Core i5-4310U is a notebook one.


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