Processor comparison
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 vs AMD Athlon II X4 641
Intel
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
Intel Socket 1151
3700 MHz
2 cores
Apr 2018
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
AMD Athlon II X4 641
AMD Socket FM1
2800 MHz
4 cores
Feb 2012
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- 49 watts lower power draw.
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon II X4 641.
- Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641
- Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the Intel Pentium Gold G5400
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | AMD Athlon II X4 641 |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| EIST | | |
| Intel 64 | | |
| XD bit | | |
| VT-x | | |
| VT-d | | |
| AES-NI | | |
| TSX | | |
| TXT | | |
| CLMUL | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| F16C | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | |
| HT | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| NX bit | | |
| AMD-V | | |
Architecture
| Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | AMD Athlon II X4 641 |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Coffelake | AMD LLano |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | DDR3 |
| Codename | Coffee Lake | Llano |
| Release Date | Apr 2018 | Feb 2012 |
Cores
| Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | AMD Athlon II X4 641 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 | No |
Cache
| Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | AMD Athlon II X4 641 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | 0 KB |
Physical
| Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | AMD Athlon II X4 641 |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | AMD Socket FM1 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | unknown |
| Package | FC-LGA1151 | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | 228mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | AMD Athlon II X4 641 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3700 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | 1.4125 V |
| TDP | 51 W | 100 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium Gold G54004440 points
- AMD Athlon II X4 6412800 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- Intel Pentium Gold G540010656 points
- AMD Athlon II X4 64111200 points
Points - higher is better