Intel Pentium Gold G7400E vs Intel Core i5-8550

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G7400E and Intel Core i5-8550 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.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400E

Intel Core i5-8550

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G7400E

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 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

Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs September 2018
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 256K (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt vs 65 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8550

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
2.4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	6 vs 2
L1 cache	64K (per core) vs 160 KB
L3 cache	9 MB (shared) vs 6 MB

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i5-8550
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Coffee Lake
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	September 2018
Launch price (MSRP)	$79
Place in performance rating	not rated	not rated
Processor Number	G7400E
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series
Vertical segment	Embedded	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	160 KB	64K (per core)
L2 cache	2.5 MB	256K (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	9 MB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Number of cores	2	6
Number of threads	4
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum frequency		3 GHz
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	DDR4
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
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2020C
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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)