Intel Pentium G4400T vs Intel Core i7-4930K

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G4400T and Intel Core i7-4930K processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Pentium G4400T

Intel Core i7-4930K

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4400T

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
3.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4930K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
10 more threads: 12 vs 2
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1961 vs 1755
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9402 vs 2339
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 811 vs 696
4.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4953 vs 1187

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	12 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1961 vs 1755
PassMark - CPU mark	9402 vs 2339
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	811 vs 696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4953 vs 1187

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G4400T
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4930K

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1755

1961

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2339

9402

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

696

811

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1187

4953

Name	Intel Pentium G4400T	Intel Core i7-4930K
PassMark - Single thread mark	1755	1961
PassMark - CPU mark	2339	9402
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	696	811
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1187	4953
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		7.559
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		69.397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.819
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		3.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		9.329

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G4400T	Intel Core i7-4930K
Essentials
Architecture codename	Skylake	Ivy Bridge E
Launch date	Q3'15	September 2013
Place in performance rating	1890	1884
Processor Number	G4400T	i7-4930K
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$670
Price now		$397.99
Value for money (0-100)		9.63
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	2	12
Die size		257 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		12288 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		66.8
Maximum frequency		3.90 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Transistor count		1860 million
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2	4
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	59.7 GB/s
Maximum memory size	64 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V	DDR3 1333/1600/1866
Graphics
Device ID	0x1902
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 510
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	4.4
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	52.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA2011
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	130 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015A (35W)
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	40
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Smart Response technology
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)