Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 4013 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Performs up to 26% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-2600K - 118 vs 94 FPS
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - £84.99 vs £149.62
- Up to 50% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-2600K - £0.72 vs £1.44 per FPS
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
FPS
94
79.66101694915254%
Value, £/FPS
£1.44/FPS
50%
Price, £
£149.62
56%
Buy for £149.62 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 38 minutes ago
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
118
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.72/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £84.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 37 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Single-Core
668
32.97137216189536%
Multi-Core
2320
53.59205359205359%
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
---|---|---|
Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | Not Available |
32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |