Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Core i7-9700

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Core i7-9700 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 Gold G7400

Intel Core i7-9700

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G7400

CPU is newer: launch date 2 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 25% 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 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2995 vs 2763

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs 23 April 2019
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2995 vs 2763

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-9700

6 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
3.2x 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
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 13236 vs 6725

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	8 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
L1 cache	512 KB vs 160 KB
L3 cache	12 MB vs 6 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	13236 vs 6725

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G7400
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-9700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

2763

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6725

13236

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i7-9700
PassMark - Single thread mark	2995	2763
PassMark - CPU mark	6725	13236
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1218
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		6643
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		5093
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		31.952
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		428.039
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.209
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		21.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		31.783

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Core i7-9700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	23 April 2019
Launch price (MSRP)	$87	$323, $335
Place in performance rating	734	757
Processor Number	G7400	i7-9700
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	160 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	12 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	100 °C
Number of cores	2	8
Number of threads	4	8
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
Maximum frequency		4.70 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
ECC memory support
Graphics
Device ID	0x4693	0x3E98
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		4096x2304@24Hz
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C	PCG 2015C (65W)
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	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® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
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® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
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)