Intel Pentium Gold G5400 vs Intel Core i5-2310

Intel Pentium Gold G5400
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3700 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2018
Intel Pentium Gold G5400
Intel Core i5-2310
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2011
Intel Core i5-2310

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400
    132%
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400
    150%
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400
    113%
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G5400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 50% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
13% higher multi threaded performance.
44 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 32% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2310

None

Intel Pentium Gold G5400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G5400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium Gold G5400Intel Core i5-2310
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

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G5400Intel Core i5-2310
ArchitectureIntel_CoffelakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameCoffee LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateApr 2018vsMay 2011

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G5400Intel Core i5-2310
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 2000

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G5400Intel Core i5-2310
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache6144 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G5400Intel Core i5-2310
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G5400Intel Core i5-2310
Cpu Frequency3700 MHzvs2900 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3200 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP51 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400
    4440 points
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    3200 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400
    10656 points
  • Intel Core i5-2310
    11600 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400 (simulated)
    159.02
  • Intel Core i5-2310 (simulated)
    105.51

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400 (simulated)
    470.67
  • Intel Core i5-2310 (simulated)
    413.03

points - higher is better