Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE 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 G7400TE vs Intel Core i7-8550U and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here is all information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Blender, UserBenchmark, Blender, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, VeraCrypt, Gears 5, WPrime, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, RealBench, Furmark, 7zip, Handbrake, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, MATLAB, Prime95, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i7-8550U 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 i7-8550U

51%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium Gold G7400TE

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 it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low 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: Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Ghostrunner, Half-Life: Alyx, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, Monster Hunter World, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.4	91.9
Valorant	102.8	104.4
Cyberpunk 2077	57.5	58.5
Apex Legends	96.6	98.1
Call of Duty Warzone	77.1	78.3
Overwatch	83.2	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 computers participating in the comparing 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. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 i7-8550U

228%

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 i7-8550U is more energy efficient than the Pentium Gold G7400TE as it consumes less power: 35W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, streaming, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum performance, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out 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. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the advantages 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 i7-8550U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	179	167
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	448	564
Cinbench 20 Single-core	445	354
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1010	1211
Cinbench 23 Single-core	659	979
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	2227	3111

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE	Intel Core i7-8550U
Single-Core	2716	2072
Multi-Core	4399	5970

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

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE	Intel Core i7-8550U
Single-Core	777	1027
Multi-Core	2382	3788

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. 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 even 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 i7-8550U
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		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 G7400TE 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 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 i7-8550U is better: 24
However, it should be realized that all the data in the table above 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 reviews of real owners of Intel Pentium Gold G7400TE and Intel Core i7-8550U before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

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 i7-8550U specs and review.