Microsoft XBox Series X vs Intel Pentium Gold G7400

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Microsoft XBox Series X CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Microsoft XBox Series X Intel Pentium Gold G7400

CPU comparison

Microsoft XBox Series X or Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 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 Microsoft XBox Series X has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.80 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Microsoft XBox Series X was released in Q3/2020.

The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has 2 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 was released in Q1/2022.
AMD Ryzen 7 (70) Family Intel Pentium (150)
AMD Ryzen 4000G (22) CPU group Intel Pentium G7000 (4)
3 Generation 11
Renoir (Zen 2) Architecture Alder Lake S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor Intel Pentium Gold G6400
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Microsoft XBox Series X has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Microsoft XBox Series X is 3.20 GHz (3.80 GHz) while the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has 2 CPU cores and 4 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is at 3.70 GHz.

Microsoft XBox Series X Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
8 Cores 2
16 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
Yes Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
3.80 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
3.66 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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.

Microsoft XBox Series X Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The Microsoft XBox Series X or Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
1.83 GHz GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
1 GPU Generation 13
7 nm Technology 14 nm
1 Max. displays 3
52 Compute units 16
3328 Shader 128
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
10 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
12 DirectX Version 12

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.

AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X) GPU Intel UHD Graphics 710
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 / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode / Encode
No Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Microsoft XBox Series X can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 560.0 GB/s. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 76.8 GB/s.

Microsoft XBox Series X Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
GDDR6 Memory DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
16 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
560.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache 2.50 MB
8.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 5.0
12 PCIe lanes 20
23.6 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 78.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Microsoft XBox Series X is 65 W, while the Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has a TDP of 46 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

Microsoft XBox Series X Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
65 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 46 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Microsoft XBox Series X is manufactured in 7 nm and has 8.00 MB cache. The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 8.50 MB cache.

Microsoft XBox Series X Characteristic Intel Pentium Gold G7400
7 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
BGA Socket LGA 1700
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2020 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price 77 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Microsoft XBox Series X (74%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
Microsoft XBox Series X (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 (43%)

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.
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1070 (74%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
1442 (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.
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz
7358 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
3358 (46%)

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.
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
AMD Custom Radeon Graphics (XBox Series X) @ 1.83 GHz
12150 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Intel UHD Graphics 710 @ 1.35 GHz
345 (3%)

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.
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz
17455 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
6790 (39%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
1142 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz
10650 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
431 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Microsoft XBox Series X Microsoft XBox Series X
8C 16T @ 3.66 GHz
4062 (100%)
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
2C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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