Pentium Gold G7400T vs i7-3820QM
Aggregate performance score
Pentium Gold G7400T outperforms Core i7-3820QM by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-3820QM and Pentium Gold G7400T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1516 | 1498 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.47 | 9.76 |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | 29 April 2012 (12 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $498 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-3820QM 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | 160 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-3820QM 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCBGA1224,FCPGA988 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-3820QM and Pentium Gold G7400T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| My WiFi | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Core i7-3820QM and Pentium Gold G7400T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| Secure Key | + | + |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-3820QM 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 i7-3820QM and Pentium Gold G7400T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | Intel UHD Graphics 710 |
| Quick Sync Video | + | + |
| Clear Video HD | + | + |
| Graphics max frequency | 1.25 GHz | 1.35 GHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 16 |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-3820QM and Pentium Gold G7400T integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | 4 |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
| SDVO | + | no data |
| CRT | + | no data |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i7-3820QM and Pentium Gold G7400T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | no data | 7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i7-3820QM and Pentium Gold G7400T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.5 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-3820QM and Pentium Gold G7400T.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | 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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.55 | 3.61 |
| Integrated graphics card | 1.18 | 2.85 |
| Recency | 29 April 2012 | 4 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
i7-3820QM has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Pentium Gold G7400T, on the other hand, has a 1.7% higher aggregate performance score, 141.5% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 9 years, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-3820QM and Pentium Gold G7400T.
Be aware that Core i7-3820QM is a notebook processor while Pentium Gold G7400T is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-3820QM and Pentium Gold G7400T, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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