Ryzen 5 5600 vs Pentium Gold G7400

Aggregate performance score

Pentium Gold G7400
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 46 Watt
4.24
Ryzen 5 5600
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
13.58
+220%

Ryzen 5 5600 outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by a whopping 220% 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 the ranking1372545
Place by popularitynot in top-1007
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency8.7219.77
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Vermeer (2020−2024)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)20 April 2022 (2 years ago)

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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)32 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data81 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data4,150 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1700AM4
Power consumption (TDP)46 Watt65 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.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Precision Boost 2no data+
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+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 typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel UHD Graphics 710no data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.35 GHzno data
Execution Units16no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported4no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2160 @ 60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200 @ 120Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort7680 x 4320 @ 60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 5 5600.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.04.0
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.

Pentium Gold G7400 4.24
Ryzen 5 5600 13.58
+220%

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 Gold G7400 6737
Ryzen 5 5600 21576
+220%

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.

Pentium Gold G7400 1979
Ryzen 5 5600 2052
+3.7%

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.

Pentium Gold G7400 4155
Ryzen 5 5600 8617
+107%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.24 13.58
Recency 4 January 2022 20 April 2022
Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
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 220.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 months, and 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Ryzen 5 5600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G7400 in performance tests.


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