Intel Pentium Gold G7400E vs Intel Core i5-8250U

Processor comparisons 11-01-2022

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400E vs Intel Core i5-8250U and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, machine learning, programming, video editing. Here you can find all information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software such as PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 3DMark, PassMark, Prime95, Furmark, Blender, SuperPi, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, 7zip, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, RealBench, Blender, VeraCrypt, WPrime, MATLAB, AIDA64.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-8250U 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 i5-8250U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400E

51%

Core i5-8250U

52%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. 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. Therefore, if you think 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 less popular games in which processors were compared: Battlefield V, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Ghostrunner, Forza Horizon 4, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.4	91.6
Valorant	102.8	104.0
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	58.3
Apex Legends	96.6	97.8
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	78.0
Overwatch	83.2	84.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	71.8
DOOM Eternal	51.4	52.0
Warzone	80.2	81.2
Assassin's Creed	86.3	87.4
Valheim	85.3	86.4

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 participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K 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 G7400E

56%

Core i5-8250U

199%

To make a final 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 Core i5-8250U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G7400E as it consumes less power: 46W vs. 15W. 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

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes 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 program 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 i5-8250U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	178	157
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	449	549
Cinbench 20 Single-core	445	348
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1011	1509
Cinbench 23 Single-core	660	897
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2228	3118

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i5-8250U
Single-Core	2719	1990
Multi-Core	4403	6011

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i5-8250U
Single-Core	778	896
Multi-Core	2383	3494

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 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 in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i5-8250U
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2017
Type	Embedded	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FC-BGA1356
Core name	Alder Lake	Kaby Lake R
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	8
Turbo Frequency		3.4 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	1.6 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	8
Bus rate	8 GT/s	4 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	1640 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	46 W	15 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max. Memory	128 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	37.5 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 62% better than Core i5-8250U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-8250U 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: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-8250U is better: 23
However, it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Pentium Gold G7400E and Intel Core i5-8250U before making a decision which of the CPUs 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 i5-8250U specs and review.