Pentium Gold G7400 vs Core i9-9980XE

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the more expensive Core i9-9980XE on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 1173 days newer than the more expensive Core i9-9980XE.

Advantages of Pentium Gold G7400

Performs up to 7% better in Battlefield V than Core i9-9980XE - 259 vs 241 FPS
Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - CA$154.97 vs CA$1646.00
Up to 91% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i9-9980XE - CA$0.60 vs CA$6.83 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9980XE doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Core i9-9980XE

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 36 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Battlefield V.

Battlefield V

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

259

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.6/FPS

100%

Price, CA$

CA$154.97

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Dual-core (2 Core) 3.70 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for CA$154.97 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 307 minutes ago

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

241

93%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$6.83/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$1646

Intel Core i9-9980XE 18 Cores 3GHz 24.75MB 8 GT/s 165W LGA 2066 CPU SREZ3

Buy for CA$1,646 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 308 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Ultra

560

FPS

638

FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1920 x 1080

Ultra

130

FPS

145

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

1920 x 1080

Maximum

185

FPS

202

FPS

World of Warcraft

1920 x 1080

Very High

178

FPS

240

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

High

196

FPS

223

FPS

Rust

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

2026

100%

Multi-Core

4329

39%

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1420

70%

Multi-Core

11230

100%

Pentium Gold G7400	vs	Core i9-9980XE
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium Gold	Collection	Core i9 Extreme
Alder Lake	Codename	Skylake
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	Intel Socket 2066
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	18
4	Threads	36
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.0 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	4.4 GHz
Not Available	TDP	165 W
10 nm	Process Size	14 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	30.0x
UHD Graphics 710	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes

Pentium Gold G7400 vs Core i9-9980XE