Ryzen 5 5600 vs Pentium Gold G7400
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by a whopping 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1305 | 503 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 16 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 21.59 | 55.01 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Alder Lake-S (2022) | Vermeer (2020−2022) |
| Release date | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) | 20 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Ryzen 5 5600 has 155% better value for money than Pentium Gold G7400.
Detailed specifications
Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.25 MB (per core) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,150 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600 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 | 1 |
| Socket | 1700 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| TSX | + | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics 710 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 20 |
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.
Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by 221% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by 221% in Passmark.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by 2% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 41%
Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by 102% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.35 | 13.95 |
| Recency | 4 January 2022 | 20 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 46 Watt | 65 Watt |
Pentium Gold G7400 has 41.3% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 5600, on the other hand, has a 220.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 5 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G7400 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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