Ryzen 9 6900HX vs Pentium Gold G5420

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5420
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.37
Ryzen 9 6900HX
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
15.55
+556%

Ryzen 9 6900HX outperforms Pentium Gold G5420 by a whopping 556% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1794448
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.14no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesIntel Pentium GoldAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency4.1532.68
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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 speed3.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512K (per core)
L3 cache4 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm6 nm
Die size126 mm2208 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX 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
SocketFCLGA1151FP7
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI++
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel UHD Graphics 610AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX.

PCIe version3.04.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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
Ryzen 9 6900HX 15.55
+556%

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 3764
Ryzen 9 6900HX 24705
+556%

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
Ryzen 9 6900HX 1999
+167%

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 1517
Ryzen 9 6900HX 9660
+537%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.37 15.55
Integrated graphics card 1.89 14.99
Physical cores 2 8
Threads 4 16
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen 9 6900HX has a 556.1% higher aggregate performance score, 693.1% faster integrated GPU, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 6900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5420 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G5420 is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 6900HX is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G5420 and Ryzen 9 6900HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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