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Pentium Gold G6400 vs Core i7-7700K

Pentium Gold G6400 vs Core i7-7700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for $72.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75664 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-7700K

4.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-7700K Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.5 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 100/200 Series 91W

Buy for $144.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75666 minutes ago

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for $72.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75664 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-7700K

4.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-7700K Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.5 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 100/200 Series 91W

Buy for $144.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75666 minutes ago

Availability

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Availability

Intel Core i7-7700K Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.5 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 100/200 Series 91W

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-7700K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-7700K is 1213 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.

Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Up to 50% cheaper than Core i7-7700K - $72.85 vs $144.34
Consumes up to 36% less energy than Intel Core i7-7700K - 58 vs 91 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700K

Performs up to 8% better in Saints Row than Pentium Gold G6400 - 164 vs 152 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 8 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Saints Row.

Saints Row

Saints Row

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

152

92.6829268292683%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$72.85

100%

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for $72.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75664 minutes ago

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

FPS

164

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$144.34

50%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-7700K Desktop Processor 4 Cores up to 4.5 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 100/200 Series 91W

Buy for $144.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75666 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

184

FPS

91

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

134

FPS

115

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

387

FPS

282

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

281

FPS

264

FPS

Apex Legends

Apex Legends

794

FPS

714

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

805

51.24124761298536%

Multi-Core

1669

32.69343780607248%

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Single-Core

1571

100%

Multi-Core

5105

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G6400	vs	Intel Core i7-7700K
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	4.2 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	4.5 GHz
58 W	TDP	91 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
40.0x	Multiplier	42.0x
UHD Graphics 610	Integrated Graphics	HD 630
No	Overclockable	Yes

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