The Pentium G4400 is the comparison's loser – it's a much slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-7400 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only £4.13 cheaper!
Advantages of the Pentium G4400
- Up to 7% cheaper – £56.21 vs £60.34
- Consumes up to 17% less energy – 54 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of the Core i5-7400
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 4 vs 2 threads
Pentium G4400 vs Core i5-7400 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium G4400
Sep 1st, 2015
Average FPS
171
94%
Min 1% FPS
115
95%
Price, £
£56.21
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.32/FPS
100%
Core i5-7400
Jan 3rd, 2017
Average FPS
182
100%
Min 1% FPS
121
100%
Price, £
£60.34
93%
Value, £/FPS
£0.33/FPS
97%
Pentium G4400 vs Core i5-7400 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Pentium G4400 vs Core i5-7400 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium G4400 vs Core i5-7400 in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium G4400
Sep 1st, 2015
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
4 MB
67%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2133 MHz
89%
Core i5-7400
Jan 3rd, 2017
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
6 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3 GHz
91%
Turbo Frequency
3.5 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2400 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium G4400 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i5-7400 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Not Available | MSRP | Not Available |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Skylake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
54 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| 4 MB | L3 Cache | 6 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, DDR4 @ 2133 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2400 MHz |
| Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
