Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Core i5-10600

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Core i5-10600 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G7400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 14 nm
  • Around 67% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% lower typical power consumption: 46 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3000 vs 2934
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 vs 30 Apr 2020
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 2.5 MB vs 1536 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 46 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3000 vs 2934

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-10600

  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • 8 more threads: 12 vs 4
  • 2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • 2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13691 vs 6735
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Number of threads 12 vs 4
L1 cache 384 KB vs 160 KB
L3 cache 12 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 13691 vs 6735

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G7400
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-10600

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3000
2934
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
6735
13691
Name Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Core i5-10600
PassMark - Single thread mark 3000 2934
PassMark - CPU mark 6735 13691
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 7596

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Core i5-10600

Essentials

Architecture codename Alder Lake Comet Lake
Launch date 4 Jan 2022 30 Apr 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $87 $213 - $224
Place in performance rating 745 746
Processor Number G7400 i5-10600
Series Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series 10th Generation Intel Core i5 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Status Launched

Performance

64 bit support
L1 cache 160 KB 384 KB
L2 cache 2.5 MB 1536 KB
L3 cache 6 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing process technology 7 nm 14 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 100°C
Number of cores 2 6
Number of threads 4 12
Base frequency 3.30 GHz
Bus Speed 8 GT/s
Maximum frequency 4.80 GHz

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 76.8 GB/s 41.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 128 GB 128 GB
Supported memory types Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s DDR4-2666

Graphics

Device ID 0x4693 0x9BC8
Execution Units 16
Graphics base frequency 300 MHz 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.35 GHz 1.20 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel UHD Graphics 710 Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Max video memory 64 GB

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 4 3

Graphics image quality

Max resolution over DisplayPort 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz 4096x2304@60Hz
4K resolution support
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 4096x2160@30Hz

Graphics API support

DirectX 12 12
OpenGL 4.5 4.5

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 45.0 mm x 37.5 mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1700 FCLGA1200
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 46 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution PCG 2020C PCG 2015C

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 20 16
PCI Express revision 5.0 and 4.0 3.0
PCIe configurations Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4 Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability 1S Only 1S Only

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2 Intel SSE4.1, Intel SSE4.2, Intel AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® Volume Management Device (VMD)
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost
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)