Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 features 2 processor cores and has the capability to manage 4 threads concurrently. It was released in Q2/2018 and belongs to the 8 generation of the Intel Pentium series. To use the Intel Pentium Gold G5400, you'll need a motherboard with a LGA 1151 socket.
Name: Intel Pentium Gold G5400
Family: Intel Pentium
Group: Intel Pentium G5000
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 8

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G5400 is 3.7 GHz
CPU Cores: 2
Threads: 4
Cores: 2x
Core architecture: normal
Hyperthreading: Yes
Overclocking: No
Frequency: 3.7 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Intel Pentium Gold G5400 uses the Intel HD Graphics 610, which has 96 texture shaders and 12 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Intel HD Graphics 610
GPU frequency: 0.35 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.05 GHz
Execution units: 12
Shaders: 96
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 9.5
Direct X: 12
Technology: 14 nm
Release date: Q3/2016

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode / Encode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode / Encode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 2 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 38.4 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: DDR4-2400
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 2
Bandwidth: 38.4 GB/s
ECC: Yes
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 58 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 58 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: None
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: 100 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G5400 is manufactured using a 14 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. In total, this processor boasts a generous 4.0 MB cache. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 14 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: LGA 1151
L2-Cache: 0 bytes
L3-Cache: 4.0 MB
Architecture: Coffee Lake S
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux, Windows 11
Virtualization: VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Release date: Q2/2018
Release price: 64 $
Part Number: --
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-4160
2C 4T @ 3.6 GHz
8053
8053
Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
8033
8033
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
8033
8033
Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
8033
8033
Intel Core i5-7267U
2C 4T @ 3.1 GHz
8030
8030

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
3800
3800
Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
3789
3789
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
3789
3789
Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
3789
3789
Intel Core i7-3770K
4C 8T @ 3.5 GHz
3782
3782

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Core i7-2670QM
4C 8T @ 2.2 GHz
3750
3750
AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
3740
3740
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
3740
3740
AMD Phenom II X4 945
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
3740
3740
AMD Phenom II X4 940
4C 4T @ 3.0 GHz
3738
3738

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

AMD FX-8120
8C 8T @ 3.1 GHz
2085
2085
Intel Core i3-8145U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
2084
2084
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
2078
2078
Intel Core i3-7100
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
2076
2076
Intel Celeron N5105
4C 4T @ 2.0 GHz
2074
2074

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-7100U
2C 4T @ 2.4 GHz
1699
1699
Intel Processor N200
4C 4T @ 1.8 GHz
1693
1693
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1690
1690
Qualcomm Snapdragon 732G
NoneC NoneT @ --
1684
1684
Intel Core i5-7Y57
2C 4T @ 1.2 GHz
1682
1682

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i3-10110U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1071
1071
Intel Core i3-6100
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1045
1045
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1044
1044
AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
1040
1040
Intel Core i3-8145U
2C 4T @ 2.1 GHz
1039
1039

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium Gold G6400E
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
940
940
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3400G
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
940
940
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
940
940
Intel Core i7-6700T
4C 8T @ 2.8 GHz
940
940
Intel Core i3-6300
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
940
940

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Intel Core M-5Y51
2C 4T @ 1.1 GHz
782
782
Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
NoneC NoneT @ --
782
782
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
780
780
Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 5G
8C 8T @ 2.0 GHz
779
779
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2
4C 8T @ 3.7 GHz
778
778

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

AMD Athlon 3000G
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
388
388
Intel Core i3-4370
2C 4T @ 3.8 GHz
387
387
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
384
384
Intel Core i5-7360U
2C 4T @ 2.3 GHz
383
383
Intel Core i3-7300T
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
382
382

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700E
8C 16T @ 2.8 GHz
152
152
Intel Core i7-6950X
10C 20T @ 3.0 GHz
152
152
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
152
152
Intel Core i7-6820HK
4C 8T @ 2.7 GHz
152
152
Intel Core i5-4690S
4C 4T @ 3.2 GHz
152
152

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Intel Pentium G4560
2C 4T @ 3.5 GHz
26.7
26.7
Intel Pentium G4560T
2C 4T @ 2.9 GHz
26.7
26.7
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
26.7
26.7
Intel Pentium Gold G5600
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
26.7
26.7
Intel Pentium Gold G5600F
2C 4T @ 3.9 GHz
26.7
26.7

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-4690T
4C 4T @ 2.5 GHz
4.9
4.9
Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
4.9
4.9
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
4.9
4.9
Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
4.9
4.9
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T
6C 6T @ 2.6 GHz
4.9
4.9

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Pentium G4620
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1.9
1.9
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
4C 4T @ 3.3 GHz
1.9
1.9
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
2C 4T @ 3.7 GHz
1.9
1.9
Intel Core i5-8600T
6C 6T @ 2.3 GHz
1.9
1.9
Intel Core i5-8265U
4C 8T @ 1.6 GHz
1.9
1.9