Pentium Gold G7400 vs Pentium G3260

Aggregate performance score

Pentium G3260
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 53 Watt
1.37
Pentium Gold G7400
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 46 Watt
4.40
+221%

Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms Pentium G3260 by a whopping 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22491366
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.368.72
Architecture codenameno dataAlder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 January 2015 (9 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3.3 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography22 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400 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
SocketFCLGA1150FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)53 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-+
TSX-+
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1333, DDR3L-1333DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size32 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® ProcessorsIntel UHD Graphics 710
Max video memory1.7 GBno data
Quick Sync Video++
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHz1.35 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported34
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data
VGA+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.41920x1080@60Hz4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP2560x1600@60Hz5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hz7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over VGA1920x1200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.1/1212
OpenGL4.34.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G3260 and Pentium Gold G7400.

PCIe versionUp to 3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes1620

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.

Pentium G3260 1.37
Pentium Gold G7400 4.40
+221%

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.

Pentium G3260 2093
Pentium Gold G7400 6735
+222%

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.

Pentium G3260 585
Pentium Gold G7400 1983
+239%

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.

Pentium G3260 1002
Pentium Gold G7400 4161
+315%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.37 4.40
Recency 1 January 2015 4 January 2022
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 53 Watt 46 Watt

Pentium Gold G7400 has a 221.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more threads, and 15.2% lower power consumption.

The Pentium Gold G7400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3260 in performance tests.


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