Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 635 days newer than Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700
- Performs up to 6% better in Metro Exodus than Pentium Gold G6400 - 150 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-12700
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
805
35.1068469254252%
Multi-Core
1669
15.482374768089056%
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-12700 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
