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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-7700 is 1213 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 43% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $73.66 vs $130.0
- Up to 34% better value when playing Rust than Core i7-7700 - $0.44 vs $0.67 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 15% better in Rust than Pentium Gold G6400 - 194 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
169
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
100%
Price, $
$73.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400
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Intel Core i7-7700 Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 100/200 Series 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G6400 or Core i7-7700
Rust, 1920 x 1080, High
15 FPS
$112.59/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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