Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

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Intel Pentium Gold G7400 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 2 core processor released in Q1/2022 with the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U which has 12 CPU cores and was introduced in Q4/2023.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core Ultra 5 (10)
Intel Pentium G7000 (4) CPU group Intel Core Ultra 100U (7)
11 Generation 1
Alder Lake S Architecture Meteor Lake U
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.70 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The Intel Core Ultra 5 125U clocks with 1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz), has 12 CPU cores and can calculate 14 threads in parallel.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
2 Cores 12
4 Threads 14
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.70 GHz
2x Golden Cove
A-Core 1.30 GHz (4.30 GHz)
2x Redwood Cove
-- B-Core 0.80 GHz (3.60 GHz)
8x Crestmont
-- C-Core 0.70 GHz (2.10 GHz)
2x Crestmont

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
-- AI hardware Intel® AI Boost
-- AI specifications Intel AI Boost @ 1.4 GHz (OpenVINO, WindowsML, DirectML, ONNX RT)
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

Intel UHD Graphics 710 GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
0.30 GHz GPU frequency 0.60 GHz
1.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.85 GHz
13 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology 5 nm
3 Max. displays 4
16 Compute units 64
128 Shader 512
No Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12.2

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Intel UHD Graphics 710 GPU Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

Up to 128 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the Intel Pentium Gold G7400, while the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U supports a maximum of 96 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 120.0 GB/s enabled.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5X-7500, DDR5-5600
128 GB Max. Memory 96 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 120.0 GB/s
No ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache 12.00 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes 20
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has a TDP of 46 W. The TDP of the Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
46 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 57 W
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 110 °C

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has 8.50 MB cache and is manufactured in 10 nm. The cache of Intel Core Ultra 5 125U is at 12.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 7 nm.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Characteristic Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
10 nm Technology 7 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
LGA 1700 Socket BGA 2049
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q4/2023
77 $ Release price --
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz
345 (19%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
Intel Iris Xe 4 Core Graphics 64 EUs (Meteor Lake) @ 1.85 GHz
1835 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1442 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 4.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3358 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
6790 (100%)
Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
12C 14T @ 1.30 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
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