Pentium Gold G5500 vs Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold G5500 outperforms Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and Pentium Gold G5500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1855 | 1789 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.74 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Intel Pentium Gold |
| Power efficiency | 1.66 | 4.47 |
| Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 1 June 2009 (15 years ago) | 2 April 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and Pentium Gold G5500 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | no data | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 38 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and Pentium Gold G5500 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 configuration | 1 | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 51 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and Pentium Gold G5500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and Pentium Gold G5500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and Pentium Gold G5500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 38.397 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and Pentium Gold G5500.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.18 | 2.39 |
| Recency | 1 June 2009 | 2 April 2018 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 51 Watt |
Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition has 100% more physical cores.
Pentium Gold G5500, on the other hand, has a 9.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 145.1% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and Pentium Gold G5500.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition and Pentium Gold G5500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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