Core i3-N300 vs Pentium Gold G7400

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1288	1206
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.24	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Alder Lake-N
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$77	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300 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	4	8
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	96 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	2 MB (per module)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	Intel 7 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300 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	FCLGA1700	FCBGA1264
Power consumption (TDP)	46 Watt	7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	-
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	+
GPIO	no data	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
OS Guard	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR4-3200, DDR5-4800, LPDDR5-4800
Maximum memory size	128 GB	16 GB
Max memory channels	2	1
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	no data	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 710	Intel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video	+	+
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	1.25 GHz
Execution Units	16	32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	no data	+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz	4096 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP	5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz	4096 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	12.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Core i3-N300.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	9
USB revision	no data	2.0/3.2

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.

Core i3-N300 outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.35	4.76
Recency	4 January 2022	3 January 2023
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	8
Power consumption (TDP)	46 Watt	7 Watt

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