Xeon Gold 5320H vs Pentium Gold G5420T

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G5420T
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.23
Xeon Gold 5320H
2021
20 cores / 40 threads, 150 Watt
20.73
+830%

Xeon Gold 5320H outperforms Pentium Gold G5420T by a whopping 830% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1848280
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesIntel Pentium Goldno data
Power efficiency5.8112.60
Architecture codenameCoffee Lake (2017−2019)Cooper Lake-SP (2021)
Release date23 April 2019 (5 years ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads440
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB27.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die size126 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature88 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H 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)4
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
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 G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400DDR4 RDIMM
Maximum memory size64 GB1.12 TB
Max memory channels26
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 610no data
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 G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H 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 G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G5420T and Xeon Gold 5320H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1648

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 G5420T 2.23
Xeon Gold 5320H 20.73
+830%

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 G5420T 3408
Xeon Gold 5320H 31718
+831%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.23 20.73
Recency 23 April 2019 6 April 2021
Physical cores 2 20
Threads 4 40
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 150 Watt

Pentium Gold G5420T has 328.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5320H, on the other hand, has a 829.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 900% more physical cores and 900% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5320H is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5420T in performance tests.

Note that Pentium Gold G5420T is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5320H is a server/workstation one.


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