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Intel Pentium Gold G7400 vs Intel Core i9-12900T. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2022
Intel Pentium Gold G7400
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Q4/2021
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Intel Core i9-12900T
Intel Core i9-12900T

What's the best choice Intel Pentium Gold G7400 or Intel Core i9-12900T? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 2 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 46 W. Released in Q1/2022.

Intel Core i9-12900T has a base frequency of 2.40 GHz. 16 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q4/2021.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 54% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.40 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Pentium Gold G7400 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1043 place
  • More number of cores

    14 more cores

    16 left arrow 2
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 46 W

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Intel Core i9-12900T Intel Core i9-12900T
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Pentium G7000 left arrow Intel Core i 12000
  • Family
    Intel Pentium left arrow Intel Core i9
  • Generation
    11 left arrow 12
  • Predecessor
    Intel Pentium Gold G6400 left arrow Intel Core i9-11900KF
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • A-Core
    2x Golden Cove left arrow 8x Golden Cove
  • B-Core
    - left arrow 8x Gracemont
  • Base Frequency
    3.7 GHz left arrow 2.4 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 16
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 24
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow 5.3 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (16 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.4 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    12 left arrow 12
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow 32
  • Generation
    13 left arrow 11
  • GPU Frequency
    300 MHz left arrow 350 MHz
  • GPU name
    Intel UHD Graphics 710 left arrow Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • GPU Turbo
    1350 MHz left arrow 1450 MHz
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Shader
    128 left arrow 256
  • Technology
    14 nm left arrow 10 nm
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i9-12900T and Intel Pentium Gold G7400. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 256 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR4-3200DDR5-4800 left arrow DDR4-3200DDR5-4800
  • PCIe
    5.0 x 20 left arrow -
  • PCIe lanes
    - left arrow 20
  • PCIe version
    - left arrow 5.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Core i9-12900T Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    100 °C left arrow 100 °C
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    46 W left arrow 35 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Pentium Gold G7400 and Intel Core i9-12900T, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Alder Lake S left arrow Alder Lake S
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2 left arrow SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
  • L2-Cache
    2.5 MB left arrow 3.75 MB
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 30 MB
  • Part Number
    - left arrow BX8071512900KF
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q4/2021
  • Socket
    LGA 1700 left arrow LGA 1700
  • Technology
    10 nm left arrow 10 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Individual system tests

Results were obtained on the reported systems. Test versions and settings remain separate; incomplete conditions do not support calculated model performance differences.

RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 10M / 22 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Core i9-12900T 6605.835727 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.25.0 / 10M / 22 threads / windows
System RAM: 64 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: HP / 894F
Duration: 1513.813 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 4 threads / windows

Model ResultReported conditions
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 2001.83368 H/s RandomX / XMRig 6.22.2 / 1M / 4 threads / windows
System RAM: 16 GB
OS: Windows NT 10.0
Motherboard: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. / PRO H610M VDHP CMS (MS-7E04)
Duration: 499.542 s
User-submitted run; tuning and power settings are incomplete.

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