Intel Pentium Gold G7400E vs Intel Core i7-2600

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   Let's say there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400E vs Intel Core i7-2600 and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, video editing, streaming, programming, rendering. Here you can find all information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like 3DMark, 7zip, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, Prime95, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, AIDA64, Blender, SuperPi, Blender, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Gears 5, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PassMark, WPrime, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400E

51%

Core i7-2600

51%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.4	91.3
Valorant	102.8	103.7
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	58.1
Apex Legends	96.6	97.5
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	77.8
Overwatch	83.2	84.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	71.6
DOOM Eternal	51.4	51.9
Warzone	80.2	80.9
Assassin's Creed	86.3	87.1
Valheim	85.3	86.1

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

Power consumption

Pentium Gold G7400E

56%

Core i7-2600

29%

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 G7400E is more energy efficient than the Core i7-2600 since it has less power consumption: 46W vs. 95W. 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 plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU uses all threads and cores that it has. 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 program you are going to use on your computer supports 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 are unused.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i7-2600
Cinbench 15 Single-core	178	124
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	449	568
Cinbench 20 Single-core	445	257
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1011	1824
Cinbench 23 Single-core	660	759
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2228	3647

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	2719	1751
Multi-Core	4403	5341

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i7-2600
Single-Core	778	844
Multi-Core	2383	3227

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, 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 i7-2600
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
Turbo Frequency		3.8 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	32 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	2460 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	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 G7400E is 20% better than Core i7-2600 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-2600 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: 13
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i7-2600 is better: 23
However, it should be realized that all the data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G7400E and Intel Core i7-2600 before making a decision which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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 i7-2600 specs and review.