Key Differences
In short — Pentium Gold G6400 outperforms Core i7-940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium Gold G6400 is 4182 days newer than Core i7-940.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-940
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Performs up to 10% better in Rust than Core i7-940 - 169 vs 154 FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-940 - 58 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-940 doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i7-940
Desktop • Nov 17th, 2008
Single-Core
447
55.52795031055901%
Multi-Core
1532
91.79149191132414%
Intel Core i7-940 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17th, 2008 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 22.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
