Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Pentium E5500

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Pentium E5500 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400

Intel Pentium E5500

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G7400

CPU is newer: launch date 11 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 35% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 74.1°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
Around 25% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
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
2.6x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2995 vs 1141
6.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6725 vs 1055

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs April 2010
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 74.1°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	160 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2995 vs 1141
PassMark - CPU mark	6725 vs 1055

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G7400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium E5500

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2995

1141

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

6725

1055

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Pentium E5500
PassMark - Single thread mark	2995	1141
PassMark - CPU mark	6725	1055
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		328
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		567

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400	Intel Pentium E5500
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Wolfdale
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	April 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$87	$109
Place in performance rating	734	2634
Processor Number	G7400	E5500
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$19.99
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		24.15
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	160 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2.5 MB	2048 KB (shared)
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	74.1°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Die size		82 mm2
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		228 million
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Graphics
Device ID	0x4693
Execution Units	16
Graphics base frequency	300 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.35 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 710
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	4
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
OpenGL	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	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	20
PCI Express revision	5.0 and 4.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16+4, 2x8+4
Scalability	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Secure Boot
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 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® Demand Based Switching
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)