Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   Let's say you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core and see which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, programming, streaming, rendering. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like SuperPi, RealBench, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, AIDA64, Blender, WPrime, 3DMark, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Gears 5, Prime95, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Handbrake, Dolphin Emulator, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

Cyberpunk 2077
DOOM: Eternal
Rainbow Six Siege
Death Stranding
Watch Dogs Legion
Overwatch
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Grand Theft Auto V
Valheim
Valorant
Fortnite
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
Apex Legends
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fallout 76

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core or Intel Pentium Gold G7400.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Pentium Gold G7400

51%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400

51%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Half-Life: Alyx, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Hitman 3, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Monster Hunter World, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.5	91.0
Valorant	102.8	103.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.6	57.9
Apex Legends	96.6	97.2
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	77.6
Overwatch	83.3	83.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.4	51.7
Warzone	80.2	80.7
Assassin's Creed	86.3	86.9
Valheim	85.3	85.9

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G7400

56%

FX-8350 Eight-Core

16%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium Gold G7400 is more energy efficient than the FX-8350 Eight-Core since it has less power consumption: 46W vs. 125W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, programming, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Cinbench 15 Single-core	180	96
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	454	665
Cinbench 20 Single-core	449	209
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1021	1298
Cinbench 23 Single-core	667	581
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2251	3804

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	2746	1551
Multi-Core	4447	5940

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Single-Core	786	608
Multi-Core	2407	2973

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	AM3+
Core name	Alder Lake	Vishera
Architecture	x86	Piledriver
Generation	11	1
Turbo Frequency		4.2 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	4 MHz
Cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	1200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	46 W	125 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR3
Max. Memory	128 Gb
Memory Frequency		1866
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
L1 cache		384KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB	8MB
L3 cache	6 MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	0x4693	FD8350FRW8KHK FD8350FRHKBOX

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G7400 is 6% better than FX-8350 Eight-Core in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that FX-8350 Eight-Core has 6 more core than Pentium Gold G7400. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core is better: 24
The summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium Gold G7400 specs and review.

• AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core specs and review.