Pentium Gold G5400 vs i5-7400T

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-7400T
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.96
+26%
Pentium Gold G5400
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 58 Watt
2.35

Core i5-7400T outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 by a significant 26% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking16521800
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.635.74
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i5Intel Pentium Gold
Power efficiency8.004.36
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$187$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium Gold G5400 has 811% better value for money than i5-7400T.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 3.0
Bus rate8 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier2437
L1 cache256 KB128 KB
L2 cache1 MB512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature80 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA1151FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++

Security technologies

Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT--
EDB++
Secure Key++
MPX++
Identity Protection++
SGXYes with Intel® MEYes with Intel® ME
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR4-2400
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/s38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 630Intel UHD Graphics 610
Max video memory64 GB64 GB
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video++
Clear Video HD++
Graphics max frequency1 GHz1.05 GHz
InTru 3D++

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported33

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support++
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hz4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hz4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX1212
OpenGL4.54.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-7400T and Pentium Gold G5400.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i5-7400T 2.96
+26%
Pentium Gold G5400 2.35

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i5-7400T 4699
+25.7%
Pentium Gold G5400 3738

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

i5-7400T 1025
+38.9%
Pentium Gold G5400 738

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

i5-7400T 2820
+86.9%
Pentium Gold G5400 1509

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.96 2.35
Integrated graphics card 3.11 1.89
Recency 3 January 2017 2 April 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 58 Watt

i5-7400T has a 26% higher aggregate performance score, 64.6% faster integrated GPU, 100% more physical cores, and 65.7% lower power consumption.

Pentium Gold G5400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

The Core i5-7400T is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G5400 in performance tests.


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