Intel Pentium Gold G6400T vs Intel Core i3-7300T

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G6400T and Intel Core i3-7300T 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400T

Intel Core i3-7300T

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G6400T

Around 9% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 92°C
2x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 64 GB
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2093 vs 2061

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 92°C
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 64 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2093 vs 2061

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-7300T

Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4149 vs 3546

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	4149 vs 3546

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-7300T

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2093

2061

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3546

4149

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T	Intel Core i3-7300T
PassMark - Single thread mark	2093	2061
PassMark - CPU mark	3546	4149

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G6400T	Intel Core i3-7300T
Essentials
Architecture codename	Comet Lake	Kaby Lake
Launch date	Q2'20	January 2017
Launch price (MSRP)	$64
Place in performance rating	1228	1236
Processor Number	G6400T	i3-7300T
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	7th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Status	Launched	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$195.41
Value for money (0-100)		8.09
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.40 GHz	3.50 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s	8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache	4 MB	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	92°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4	4
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		65 °C
Maximum frequency		3.5 GHz
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Graphics
Device ID	0x9BA8	0x5912
Graphics base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.05 GHz	1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	64 GB	64 GB
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 610	Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	3	3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.5	4.5
Compatibility
Configurable TDP-down	25 Watt	25 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency	2.30 GHz	2.50 GHz
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1200	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015B	PCG 2015A (35W)
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)