Pentium Gold G7400 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 771 days newer than the more expensive Ryzen 9 3950X.

Advantages of Pentium Gold G7400

Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 3950X - 289 vs 285 FPS
Up to 85% cheaper than Ryzen 9 3950X - CA$154.97 vs CA$1006.60
Up to 85% better value when playing Apex Legends than Ryzen 9 3950X - CA$0.54 vs CA$3.53 per FPS
Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 3950X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 9 3950X

Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 32 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Apex Legends.

Apex Legends

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

289

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$0.54/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 249 minutes ago

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

FPS

285

99%

Value, CA$/FPS

CA$3.53/FPS

15%

Price, CA$

CA$1006.6

15%

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, without Cooler

Buy for CA$1,006.6 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 246 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

1920 x 1080

Very High

243

FPS

250

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

331

FPS

318

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

228

FPS

219

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

830

FPS

801

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

201

FPS

193

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

1977

100%

Multi-Core

4151

39%

Ryzen 9 3950X

Desktop • Nov 25th, 2019

Single-Core

1729

87%

Multi-Core

10764

100%

Pentium Gold G7400	vs	Ryzen 9 3950X
Jan 4th, 2022	Release Date	Nov 25th, 2019
Pentium Gold	Collection	Ryzen 9
Alder Lake	Codename	Matisse
Intel Socket 1700	Socket	AMD Socket AM4
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	16
4	Threads	32
3.7 GHz	Base Clock Speed	3.5 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	4.7 GHz
Not Available	TDP	105 W
10 nm	Process Size	7 nm
37.0x	Multiplier	35.0x
UHD Graphics 710	Integrated Graphics	None
No	Overclockable	Yes

Pentium Gold G7400 vs Ryzen 9 3950X