Intel Pentium Gold G7400T vs Intel Core i5-7400

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   If there are difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400T vs Intel Core i5-7400 and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, video editing, rendering, streaming. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests such as Handbrake, Prime95, AIDA64, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, RealBench, WPrime, SuperPi, 7zip, MATLAB, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, Blender, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, UserBenchmark.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-7400 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400T.

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 G7400T

51%

Core i5-7400

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400T

51%

Core i5-7400

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: Horizon Zero Dawn, Hitman 3, Control, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.5	91.4
Valorant	102.8	103.9
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	87.3
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 tested computers 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. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 G7400T

74%

Core i5-7400

49%

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 G7400T is more energy efficient than the Core i5-7400 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 65W. 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, programming, video rendering or video editing, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out 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. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 G7400T	Intel Core i5-7400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	181	149
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	453	564
Cinbench 20 Single-core	449	345
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1020	1266
Cinbench 23 Single-core	666	820
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2249	2853

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400T	Intel Core i5-7400
Single-Core	2743	2131
Multi-Core	4443	5499

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400T	Intel Core i5-7400
Single-Core	785	959
Multi-Core	2406	3349

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 G7400T	Intel Core i5-7400
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	January 01, 2017
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1151
Core name	Alder Lake	Kaby Lake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	7
Turbo Frequency		3.5 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	4	4
Bus rate	8 GT/s	8 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	14 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	2460 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 W	65 W
Memory type	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 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 G7400T is 30% better than Core i5-7400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-7400 has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G7400T. 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 G7400T is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-7400 is better: 21
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Intel Pentium Gold G7400T and Intel Core i5-7400 before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400T - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G7400T specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-7400 specs and review.