Intel Pentium Gold G7400E vs Intel Core i5-2400

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   If you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400E vs Intel Core i5-2400 and see which is better for games or normal use for machine learning, streaming, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like PCMark 10, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, VeraCrypt, Prime95, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, UserBenchmark, PassMark, AIDA64, Blender, MATLAB, Handbrake, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, WPrime, SuperPi.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-2400 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400E.

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 G7400E

51%

Core i5-2400

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400E

51%

Core i5-2400

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.4	90.5
Valorant	102.8	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	57.6
Apex Legends	96.6	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	77.2
Overwatch	83.2	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	71.0
DOOM Eternal	51.4	51.4
Warzone	80.2	80.2
Assassin's Creed	86.3	86.4
Valheim	85.3	85.4

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. So 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 G7400E

56%

Core i5-2400

26%

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 Pentium Gold G7400E is more energy efficient than the Core i5-2400 as it consumes less power: 46W vs. 95W. 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, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that 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 run, and all the benefit 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 G7400E	Intel Core i5-2400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	178	104
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	449	378
Cinbench 20 Single-core	445	267
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1011	941
Cinbench 23 Single-core	660	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2228	2350

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	2719	1589
Multi-Core	4403	3799

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	778	756
Multi-Core	2383	2483

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, 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, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new 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 G7400E	Intel Core i5-2400
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	October 01, 2010
Type	Embedded	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	LGA1155
Core name	Alder Lake	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	2
Turbo Frequency		3.4 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	2480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	46 W	95 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	21 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 G7400E is 27% better than Core i5-2400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-2400 has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G7400E. 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 G7400E is better: 18
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-2400 is better: 14
Although it should be realized that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium Gold G7400E and Intel Core i5-2400 before making a choice which of the processors to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400E - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G7400E specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-2400 specs and review.