Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE vs Intel Core i5-6400

Processor comparisons   11-01-2022
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE vs Intel Core i5-6400 and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like AIDA64, MATLAB, Furmark, 7zip, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, Blender, PCMark 10, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, PassMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-6400 or Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE.

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 G7400TE

51%

Core i5-6400

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400TE

51%

Core i5-6400

51%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. 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 small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Battlefield V, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

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 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. 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 G7400TE

74%

Core i5-6400

49%

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 Pentium Gold G7400TE is more energy efficient than the Core i5-6400 as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 65W. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to reach maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that 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 G7400TE	Intel Core i5-6400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	179	140
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	448	497
Cinbench 20 Single-core	445	275
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1010	1061
Cinbench 23 Single-core	659	1001
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2227	3997

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE	Intel Core i5-6400
Single-Core	2716	1957
Multi-Core	4399	5167

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE	Intel Core i5-6400
Single-Core	777	959
Multi-Core	2382	3221

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 in your computer. 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 continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE	Intel Core i5-6400
Announcement date	January 07, 2022	April 01, 2015
Type	Embedded	Desktop
Socket	FCLGA1700	LGA 1151
Core name	Alder Lake	Skylake
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	11	6
Turbo Frequency		3.3 MHz
Frequency	4.3 MHz	2.7 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	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max. Memory	128 Gb	64 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	34.1 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 G7400TE is 37% better than Core i5-6400 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-6400 has 2 more core than Pentium Gold G7400TE. 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 G7400TE is better: 12
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-6400 is better: 21
However, it should be realized that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE and Intel Core i5-6400 before making a selection which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE - all data

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

• Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-6400 specs and review.