Ryzen 7 7700X vs Pentium G4400

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2078	227
Place by popularity	not in top-100	97
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.61	45.75
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Pentium	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	2.84	20.43
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)
Release date	1 September 2015 (9 years ago)	29 August 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$64	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 7700X has 7400% better value for money than Pentium G4400.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	2	16
Base clock speed	3.3 GHz	4.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	5.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	33	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	8 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm, 6 nm
Die size	98.57 mm2	71+122 mm
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	61 °C
Number of transistors	1750 Million	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA1151	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	105 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Security technologies

Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3, DDR4	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	64 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel HD Graphics 510	AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Max video memory	64 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over VGA	N/A	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4400 and Ryzen 7 7700X.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	16	24

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.68	23.52
Integrated graphics card	1.61	4.42
Recency	1 September 2015	29 August 2022
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	2	16
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	54 Watt	105 Watt

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