Intel Pentium Gold G6400 vs Intel Core i7-4700MQ

Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Socket 1200DESKTOP
4000 MHz / Cores: 2 / Apr 2020
Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Intel Core i7-4700MQ
Intel Socket G3MOBILE
2400 MHz / Cores: 4 / May 2013
Intel Core i7-4700MQ

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    168%
  • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    168%
  • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Much higher single threaded performance (around 68% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 68% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-4700MQ

None

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-4700MQ
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
ABM
ADX
RdRand
Hyper-Threading

Architecture

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-4700MQ
ArchitectureIntel_CometlakevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsMobile
Memory SupportDDR4-2666 MHz Dual-channelvsDDR3
CodenameComet LakevsHaswell
Release DateApr 2020vsMay 2013

Cores

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-4700MQ
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs8
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 610vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-4700MQ
L1 Cache64K (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256K (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache4MB (shared)vs8192 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-4700MQ
SocketIntel Socket 1200vsIntel Socket G3
Max Case Temp72°Cvs100°C
PackageFC-LGA1200vsFC-PGA946
Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium Gold G6400Intel Core i7-4700MQ
Cpu Frequency4000 MHzvs2400 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
VoltageN/Avsunknown
TDP58 Wvs47 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    4800 points
  • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
    3808 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
    11520 points
  • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
    12902 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400 (simulated)
    222.5
  • Intel Core i7-4700MQ
    132

points - higher is better