Pentium Gold G7400E vs Core i7-8550U

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Performance Per Dollar

Based on actual market prices and performance synthetic scores.

Performance Per Dollar Core i7-8550U

#674

Atom x5-Z8300

MSRP: $20|Avg: N/A

959%

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Atom Z3735G

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945%

#676

Core i5-480M

MSRP: $81|Avg: $77

868%

#677

Core i5-460M

MSRP: $80|Avg: $129

864%

#678

Core i5-2540M

MSRP: $266|Avg: $10

856%

#680

Core i5-450M

MSRP: $32|Avg: $31

826%

#681

Core i3-380M

MSRP: $49|Avg: $25

792%

#682

Core i5-430M

MSRP: N/A|Avg: $33

791%

#683

Core 2 Duo T6600

MSRP: N/A|Avg: $4

770%

#686

Core i7-8550U

MSRP: N/A|Avg: N/A

100%

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Processor N95

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98%

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Athlon Silver 3050e

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97%

Based on actual market prices and performance synthetic scores.

Performance Comparison

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🏆 Chipversus Verdict

🚀 Performance Leadership

Performance Trade-off: The Core i7-8550U leads in gaming performance. However, the Pentium Gold G7400E is the stronger candidate for professional workloads, offering 0.3% greater multi-core processing power.

Insight	Pentium Gold G7400E	Core i7-8550U
Gaming	❌ Lower gaming performance	✅ Superior gaming performance
Workstation	✅ Better multi-core power	❌ Weaker in multi-core tasks
Price	Equivalent pricing	Equivalent pricing
Longevity	✨ Modern (Alder Lake-S (2022) / 10 nm)	✨ Modern (Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019) / 14 nm)

💎 Value Proposition

Insight	Pentium Gold G7400E	Core i7-8550U
Cost Efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency	❌ Lower cost efficiency
Upfront Cost	Equivalent pricing	Equivalent pricing

Performance Check

Paired with RTX 4090

To accurately isolate CPU performance, all benchmarks below use an NVIDIA RTX 4090 as the reference GPU. This eliminates GPU-side bottlenecks and highlights pure processing throughput differences between the CPUs.

Note: Real-world results may vary based on your actual GPU. CPU performance impact is more visible in processing-intensive titles and high-refresh-rate gaming scenarios.

Pentium Gold G7400E Benchmark Check

Core i7-8550U Benchmark Check

Technical Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of Pentium Gold G7400E and Core i7-8550U

Pentium Gold G7400E

The Pentium Gold G7400E is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 2007-01-01. It is based on the Alder Lake-S (2022) architecture. It features 2 cores and 4 threads. Base frequency is 3.6 GHz, with boost up to 3.6 GHz. L3 cache: 6 MB (total). L2 cache: 1.25 MB (per core). Built on 10 nm process technology. Socket: LGA1700. Thermal design power (TDP): 46 Watt. Memory support: DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel. Passmark benchmark score: 6,134 points. Launch price was $69.

Core i7-8550U

The Core i7-8550U is manufactured by Intel. It was released in 21 August 2017 (8 years ago). It is based on the Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019) architecture. It features 4 cores and 8 threads. Base frequency is 1.8 GHz, with boost up to 4 GHz. L3 cache: 8 MB (total). L2 cache: 256K (per core). Built on 14 nm process technology. Socket: BGA1356. Thermal design power (TDP): 15 Watt. Memory support: DDR4. Passmark benchmark score: 6,118 points. Launch price was $409.

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Processing Power

The Pentium Gold G7400E packs 2 cores / 4 threads, while the Core i7-8550U offers 4 cores / 8 threads — the Core i7-8550U has 2 more cores. Boost clocks reach 3.6 GHz on the Pentium Gold G7400E versus 4 GHz on the Core i7-8550U — a 10.5% clock advantage for the Core i7-8550U (base: 3.6 GHz vs 1.8 GHz). The Pentium Gold G7400E uses the Alder Lake-S (2022) architecture (10 nm), while the Core i7-8550U uses Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019) (14 nm). In PassMark, the Pentium Gold G7400E scores 6,134 against the Core i7-8550U's 6,118 — a 0.3% lead for the Pentium Gold G7400E. L3 cache: 6 MB (total) on the Pentium Gold G7400E vs 8 MB (total) on the Core i7-8550U.

Feature	Pentium Gold G7400E	Core i7-8550U
Cores / Threads	2 / 4	4 / 8+100%
Boost Clock	3.6 GHz	4 GHz+11%
Base Clock	3.6 GHz+100%	1.8 GHz
L3 Cache	6 MB (total)	8 MB (total)+33%
L2 Cache	1.25 MB (per core)+400%	256K (per core)
Process	10 nm-29%	14 nm
Architecture	Alder Lake-S (2022)	Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
PassMark	6,134	6,118
Cinebench R23 Multi	3,814	—
Geekbench 6 Single	1,960	—
Geekbench 6 Multi	4,131	—

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Memory & Platform

The Pentium Gold G7400E uses the LGA1700 socket (PCIe 5.0), while the Core i7-8550U uses BGA1356 (PCIe 3.0) — making them incompatible on the same motherboard.

Feature	Pentium Gold G7400E	Core i7-8550U
Socket	LGA1700	BGA1356
PCIe Generation	PCIe 5.0+67%	PCIe 3.0
Max RAM Speed	DDR5-4800	—
Max RAM Capacity	128 GB	—
RAM Channels	2	—
ECC Support	✅	—
PCIe Lanes	20	—

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Advanced Features

Virtualization: VT-x, VT-d (Pentium Gold G7400E) / not specified (Core i7-8550U). The Pentium Gold G7400E includes integrated graphics (Intel UHD Graphics 710), while the Core i7-8550U requires a dedicated GPU. Primary use case: Pentium Gold G7400E targets Embedded.