i7-12700K vs Pentium G4400TE

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4400TE
2015
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
1.38
Core i7-12700K
2021
12 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
21.78
+1478%

Core i7-12700K outperforms Pentium G4400TE by a whopping 1478% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2236244
Place by popularitynot in top-10073
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data41.85
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel PentiumIntel Core i7
Power efficiency3.7316.49
Architecture codenameSkylake (2015−2016)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)27 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$64$409

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads220
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0DMI 4.0
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier2436
L1 cache128 KB384 KB
L2 cache512 KB2 MB
L3 cache3 MB1 MB
Chip lithography14 nm10 nm
Die size98.57 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K 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
SocketLGA-1151FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size64 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth34.134 GB/s76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support++

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Intel HD Graphics 510Intel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.5 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K.

PCIe version3.05.0 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 G4400TE 1.38
i7-12700K 21.78
+1478%

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 G4400TE 2190
i7-12700K 34598
+1480%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.38 21.78
Integrated graphics card 1.61 6.16
Recency 1 September 2015 27 October 2021
Physical cores 2 12
Threads 2 20
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Pentium G4400TE has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i7-12700K, on the other hand, has a 1478.3% higher aggregate performance score, 282.6% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 6 years, 500% more physical cores and 900% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-12700K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G4400TE in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium G4400TE is a notebook processor while Core i7-12700K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G4400TE and Core i7-12700K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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