Pentium Gold G7400T vs i5-12400F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i5-12400F
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
12.29
+240%
Pentium Gold G7400T
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
3.61

Core i5-12400F outperforms Pentium Gold G7400T by a whopping 240% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6291508
Place by popularity2not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.19no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency17.809.71
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T 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)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size163 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T 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
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key++
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.35 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T 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 Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12400F and Pentium Gold G7400T.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes2020

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.

i5-12400F 12.29
+240%
Pentium Gold G7400T 3.61

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.

i5-12400F 19521
+240%
Pentium Gold G7400T 5737

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.

i5-12400F 2219
+32.3%
Pentium Gold G7400T 1677

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.

i5-12400F 9102
+155%
Pentium Gold G7400T 3566

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.29 3.61
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

i5-12400F has a 240.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Pentium Gold G7400T, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12400F is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G7400T in performance tests.


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