Pentium G4400 vs i7-5930K

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-5930K
2014
6 cores / 12 threads, 140 Watt
6.50
+301%
Pentium G4400
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 54 Watt
1.62

Core i7-5930K outperforms Pentium G4400 by a whopping 301% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10562098
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.880.61
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency4.393.00
Architecture codenameHaswell-E (2014)Skylake (2015−2016)
Release date1 September 2014 (10 years ago)1 September 2015 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$613$64

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-5930K has 44% better value for money than Pentium G4400.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads122
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate0 GT/s4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data33
L1 cache64 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache15 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography22 nm14 nm
Die size356 mm2150 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors2,600 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFCLGA2011FCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt54 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0-
Hyper-Threading Technology+-
TSX+-
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Smart Response+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+-
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection++
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size64 GB64 GB
Max memory channels42
Maximum memory bandwidth68 GB/s34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 510
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-5930K and Pentium G4400.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes4016

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.

i7-5930K 6.50
+301%
Pentium G4400 1.62

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.

i7-5930K 10324
+301%
Pentium G4400 2576

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.

i7-5930K 1222
+77.6%
Pentium G4400 688

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.

i7-5930K 5712
+389%
Pentium G4400 1168

3DMark Fire Strike Physics

i7-5930K 13270
+268%
Pentium G4400 3610

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.50 1.62
Recency 1 September 2014 1 September 2015
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 2
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 54 Watt

i7-5930K has a 301.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads.

Pentium G4400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 57.1% more advanced lithography process, and 159.3% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-5930K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4400 in performance tests.


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