Intel Pentium Gold G7400T vs Intel Core i7-8550U

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400T vs Intel Core i7-8550U and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, machine learning, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like Blender, AIDA64, Furmark, MATLAB, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, 3DMark, UserBenchmark, Prime95, Blender, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), 7zip, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8550U 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 i7-8550U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400T

51%

Core i7-8550U

52%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.5	91.9
Valorant	102.8	104.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.6	58.5
Apex Legends	96.6	98.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	78.3
Overwatch	83.3	84.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.9	72.0
DOOM Eternal	51.4	52.2
Warzone	80.2	81.4
Assassin's Creed	86.3	87.7
Valheim	85.3	86.6

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: FullHD, 2K or 4K. 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 G7400T

74%

Core i7-8550U

228%

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 Core i7-8550U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G7400T since it has less power consumption: 35W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video rendering or video editing, programming, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its 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 using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in 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 i7-8550U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	181	167
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	453	564
Cinbench 20 Single-core	449	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1020	1211
Cinbench 23 Single-core	666	979
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2249	3111

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400T	Intel Core i7-8550U
Single-Core	2743	2072
Multi-Core	4443	5970

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400T	Intel Core i7-8550U
Single-Core	785	1027
Multi-Core	2406	3788

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 in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400T	Intel Core i7-8550U
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2017
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Socket	FCLGA1700	FC-BGA1356
Core name	Alder Lake	Kaby Lake R
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	8
Turbo Frequency		4 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	1.8 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	1820 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	35 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	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 G7400T is 58% better than Core i7-8550U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i7-8550U 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 i7-8550U is better: 24
However, it should be understood that all the data in the text above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G7400T and Intel Core i7-8550U before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

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 i7-8550U specs and review.