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 19% better in F1 23 than Core i9-9980XE - 259 vs 217 FPS
Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-9980XE - $98.20 vs $1621.61
Up to 95% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i9-9980XE - $0.38 vs $7.47 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 F1 23.

F1 23

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

FPS

259

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.38/FPS

100%

Price, €

€98.2

100%

FPS and Value Winner

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

Buy for €98.2 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 249 minutes ago

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

FPS

217

84%

Value, €/FPS

€7.47/FPS

Price, €

€1621.61

Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Processor 18 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AD1)

Buy for €1,621.61 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 246 minutes ago

My Games

With selected game settings

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

1920 x 1080

Very High

197

FPS

243

FPS

League of Legends

1920 x 1080

Very High

303

FPS

331

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

1920 x 1080

Best Looking

208

FPS

228

FPS

Dota 2

1920 x 1080

High

767

FPS

830

FPS

Valorant

1920 x 1080

Maximum

183

FPS

201

FPS

World of Warcraft

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Single-Core

1977

100%

Multi-Core

4151

37%

Core i9-9980XE

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Single-Core

1429

72%

Multi-Core

11354

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