Pentium Gold G6505T vs Pentium Gold G5420

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5420
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.45
+1.2%
Pentium Gold G6505T
2021
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.42

Pentium Gold G5420 outperforms Pentium Gold G6505T by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17781789
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency4.146.30
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Comet Lake-R (2021)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$75

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T 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 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T 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
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T. 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++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T 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 G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4-2666
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s41.6 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 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T.

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 G5420 2.45
+1.2%
Pentium Gold G6505T 2.42

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 3747
+1.3%
Pentium Gold G6505T 3698

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.45 2.42
Integrated graphics card 1.89 3.09
Recency 23 April 2019 16 March 2021
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 35 Watt

Pentium Gold G5420 has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score.

Pentium Gold G6505T, on the other hand, has 63.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, and 54.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium Gold G5420 and Pentium Gold G6505T.


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