Pentium Gold G7400 vs Ryzen 9 5950X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5950X
2020
16 cores / 32 threads, 105 Watt
28.71
+577%
Pentium Gold G7400
2022
2 cores / 4 threads, 46 Watt
4.24

Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms Pentium Gold G7400 by a whopping 577% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1601381
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation27.78no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 9no data
Power efficiency25.888.72
Architecture codenameVermeer (Zen 3) (2020−2022)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date5 November 2020 (4 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads324
Base clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplier34no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache64 MB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeCPU cores: 2x 80.7 sq. mm., I/O: 125 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400 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
SocketAM4FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)105 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Precision Boost 2+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size128 GB128 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/s76.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Intel UHD Graphics 710
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HD-+
Graphics max frequency-1.35 GHz
Execution Units-16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported-4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4-4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDP-5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPort-7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX-12
OpenGL-4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5950X and Pentium Gold G7400.

PCIe version4.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Ryzen 9 5950X 28.71
+577%
Pentium Gold G7400 4.24

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.

Ryzen 9 5950X 45597
+577%
Pentium Gold G7400 6739

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.

Ryzen 9 5950X 2215
+12%
Pentium Gold G7400 1977

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.

Ryzen 9 5950X 12103
+192%
Pentium Gold G7400 4150

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.71 4.24
Recency 5 November 2020 4 January 2022
Physical cores 16 2
Threads 32 4
Power consumption (TDP) 105 Watt 46 Watt

Ryzen 9 5950X has a 577.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

Pentium Gold G7400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 128.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 5950X is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium Gold G7400 in performance tests.


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