Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Core i7-3770

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   For example you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Core i7-3770 tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, rendering, streaming, machine learning, video editing. Here is useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, Furmark, AIDA64, Dolphin Emulator, PassMark, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Gears 5, Blender, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 7zip, 3DMark, Prime95, MATLAB, SuperPi, Blender.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-3770 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 i7-3770

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400

51%

Core i7-3770

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 the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, 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: DOTA 2A, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Metro Exodus, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), League of Legends (LOL), Microsoft Flight Simulator, NBA 2K20, Half-Life: Alyx, Battlefield V, Control, Ghostrunner, Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.5	91.4
Valorant	102.8	103.8
Cyberpunk 2077	57.6	58.2
Apex Legends	96.6	97.6
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	77.9
Overwatch	83.3	84.1
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	71.7
DOOM Eternal	51.4	51.9
Warzone	80.2	81.0
Assassin's Creed	86.3	87.2
Valheim	85.3	86.2

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 that were in the comparisons 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G7400

56%

Core i7-3770

35%

To make a finishing decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium Gold G7400 is more energy efficient than the Core i7-3770 as it consumes less power: 46W vs. 77W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, video editing or video rendering, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i7-3770
Cinbench 15 Single-core	180	134
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	454	669
Cinbench 20 Single-core	449	298
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1021	1419
Cinbench 23 Single-core	667	820
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2251	3650

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i7-3770
Single-Core	2746	2091
Multi-Core	4447	6346

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i7-3770
Single-Core	786	823
Multi-Core	2407	3319

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last in your computer. 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 new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i7-3770
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 01, 2012
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	LGA1155
Core name	Alder Lake	Ivy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11
Turbo Frequency		3.9 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	3.4 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	1440 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	46 W	77 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR3 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	8 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 20% better than Core i7-3770 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-3770 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 i7-3770 is better: 23
The summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Core i7-3770 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.

• Intel Core i7-3770 specs and review.