Intel Pentium Gold G7400E vs Intel Core i7-970

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Intel Pentium Gold G7400E CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-970
Intel Pentium Gold G7400E Intel Core i7-970

CPU comparison

Intel Pentium Gold G7400E or Intel Core i7-970 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400E has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400E was released in Q1/2022.

The Intel Core i7-970 has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.46 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-970 was released in Q3/2010.
Intel Pentium (150) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
Intel Pentium G7000 (4) CPU group Intel Core i7 900 (4)
11 Generation 1
Alder Lake S Architecture Gulftown
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
Intel Pentium Gold G6400E Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400E is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.60 GHz. The Intel Core i7-970 has 6 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.20 GHz (3.46 GHz).

Intel Pentium Gold G7400E Characteristic Intel Core i7-970
2 Cores 6
4 Threads 12
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz Frequency 3.20 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.46 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400E Characteristic Intel Core i7-970
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Intel UHD Graphics 710 GPU no iGPU
0.30 GHz GPU frequency --
1.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
13 GPU Generation --
14 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
16 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400E supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-970 can connect up to 24 GB of memory in 3 memory channels.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400E Characteristic Intel Core i7-970
DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 Memory DDR3-1066
128 GB Max. Memory 24 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 3
76.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.50 MB L2 Cache 1.50 MB
6.00 MB L3 Cache 12.00 MB
5.0 PCIe version --
20 PCIe lanes --
78.8 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400E has a TDP of 46 W, that of the Intel Core i7-970 is 130 W.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400E Characteristic Intel Core i7-970
46 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 130 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400E has a 8.50 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-970 cache has a total of 13.50 MB.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400E Characteristic Intel Core i7-970
10 nm Technology 32 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2
LGA 1700 Socket LGA 1366
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2022 Release date Q3/2010
79 $ Release price 594 $
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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 G7400E Intel Pentium Gold G7400E
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz
582 (100%)

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 G7400E Intel Pentium Gold G7400E
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
3263 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
Intel Pentium Gold G7400E Intel Pentium Gold G7400E
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.46 GHz
620 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
Intel Pentium Gold G7400E Intel Pentium Gold G7400E
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2654 (100%)

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 G7400E Intel Pentium Gold G7400E
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz
345 (100%)
Intel Core i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
@ 0.00 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 G7400E Intel Pentium Gold G7400E
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
6517 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Intel Pentium Gold G7400E Intel Pentium Gold G7400E
2C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-970 Intel Core i7-970
6C 12T @ 3.20 GHz
2209 (100%)

Devices using this processor

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