Intel Pentium Gold G7400E vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G7400E and Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 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 G7400E

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G7400E

CPU is newer: launch date 14 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 38% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72.4°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 41% lower typical power consumption: 46 Watt vs 65 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs January 2008
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72.4°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	160 KB vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

2.4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	6144 KB vs 2.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G7400E
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
PassMark - Single thread mark		1234
PassMark - CPU mark		1210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		422
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		738
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2400
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.33
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		26.311
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.099
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.68
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		2.408

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Wolfdale
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	January 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$79
Place in performance rating	not rated	2981
Processor Number	G7400E	E8400
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Desktop
Price now		$129.95
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.87
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	160 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2.5 MB	6144 KB
L3 cache	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	72.4°C
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	4
Base frequency		3.00 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Die size		107 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
Transistor count		410 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
FSB parity
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)