Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Core i7-3630QM

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   If you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Core i7-3630QM tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, machine learning, rendering, video editing, streaming. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or various benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as PCMark 10, Furmark, Gears 5, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, WPrime, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, Blender, Handbrake, Prime95, PassMark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, SuperPi, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, RealBench, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3630QM 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%

Core i7-3630QM

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400

51%

Core i7-3630QM

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 run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: League of Legends (LOL), NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.5	91.1
Valorant	102.8	103.5
Cyberpunk 2077	57.6	58.0
Apex Legends	96.6	97.3
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	77.6
Overwatch	83.3	83.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	71.4
DOOM Eternal	51.4	51.8
Warzone	80.2	80.8
Assassin's Creed	86.3	87.0
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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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%

Core i7-3630QM

57%

To make a finishing choice 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 Core i7-3630QM is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G7400 as it consumes less power: 46W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Cinbench 15 Single-core	180	120
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	454	590
Cinbench 20 Single-core	449	245
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1021	1230
Cinbench 23 Single-core	667	722
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2251	3469

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Single-Core	2746	1699
Multi-Core	4447	5080

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Single-Core	786	780
Multi-Core	2407	3044

Comparison of specifications

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i7-3630QM
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	rPGA988B
Core name	Alder Lake	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	3
Turbo Frequency		3.4 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	2.4 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	22 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	46 W	45 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache	2.5 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	0x4693

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Pentium Gold G7400 is 44% better than Core i7-3630QM in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-3630QM has 2 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: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-3630QM is better: 22
However, it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Core i7-3630QM before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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.

• Intel Core i7-3630QM specs and review.