Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-8700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 1552 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-8700K.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Performs up to 7% better in Valorant than Core i7-8700K - 850 vs 796 FPS
- Up to 52% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - £84.99 vs £176.66
- Up to 55% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-8700K - £0.1 vs £0.22 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
850
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.1/FPS
100%
Price, £
£84.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Buy for £84.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 641 minutes ago
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
796
93.64705882352942%
Value, £/FPS
£0.22/FPS
45.45454545454546%
Price, £
£176.66
48%
Buy for £176.66 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 642 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
Not Available | TDP | 95 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
UHD Graphics 710 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |