Ryzen 7 7700 vs Pentium Gold G7400

Primary details

Comparing Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 7 7700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1288	210
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.24	53.99
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Architecture codename	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Raphael (Zen4)
Release date	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)	14 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$339
Current price	$77	$371 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Ryzen 7 7700 has 114% better value for money than Pentium Gold G7400.

Detailed specifications

Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 7 7700 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	16
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5.3 GHz
L1 cache	80K (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.25 MB (per core)	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	5 nm
Die size	no data	71 mm2
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	6,570 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 7 7700 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	AM5
Power consumption (TDP)	46 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 7 7700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Launched	no data

Security technologies

Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 7 7700 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 7 7700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
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 7 7700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200	DDR5-5200
Maximum memory size	128 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare	Intel UHD Graphics 710	AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.35 GHz	no data
Execution Units	16	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 7 7700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

4

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Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 7 7700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 7 7700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.5	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium Gold G7400 and Ryzen 7 7700.

PCIe version	5.0 and 4.0	5.0
PCI Express lanes	20	24

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.

Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by 414% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	4.35	22.35
Recency	4 January 2022	14 January 2023
Physical cores	2	8
Threads	4	16
Power consumption (TDP)	46 Watt	65 Watt

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