Intel Pentium Gold G7400E vs Intel Core i7-950

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium Gold G7400E and Intel Core i7-950 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 i7-950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium Gold G7400E

CPU is newer: launch date 12 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 47% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 67.9°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 45 nm
2.5x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
5.3x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 24 GB
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 46 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	4 Jan 2022 vs June 2009
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 67.9°C
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2.5 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 24 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-950

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 60% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 160 KB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 6 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium Gold G7400E
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-950

Name	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i7-950
PassMark - Single thread mark		1383
PassMark - CPU mark		3238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		535
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2092
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2502
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.028
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		61.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.712
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		5.077

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium Gold G7400E	Intel Core i7-950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Alder Lake	Bloomfield
Launch date	4 Jan 2022	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$79	$290
Place in performance rating	not rated	2648
Processor Number	G7400E	i7-950
Series	Intel Pentium Gold Processor Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Embedded	Desktop
Price now		$329.99
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		4.96
Performance
64 bit support
L1 cache	160 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2.5 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	67.9°C
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	8
Base frequency		3.06 GHz
Bus Speed		4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size		263 mm2
Front-side bus (FSB)		1333 MHz
Maximum frequency		3.33 GHz
Number of QPI Links		1
Transistor count		731 million
VID voltage range		0.800V-1.375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	3
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	24 GB
Supported memory types	Up to DDR5 4800 MT/s Up to DDR4 3200 MT/s	DDR3 800/1066
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	42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1366
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	46 Watt	130 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® SSE4.2
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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)