Pentium Gold G7400

Name: Intel Pentium Gold G7400
Brand: Intel
Rating: 4 (31 reviews)

2 cores · 4 threads · up to 3.7 GHz on FCLGA1700.

4 · 31 votes

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Cores

Threads

Boost

3.7 GHz

L3 cache

6 MB

TDP

46W

Socket

FCLGA1700

Performance breakdown

Gaming4

Productivity4

Single-core4

Multi-core8

Power efficiency3

Lab scores

Performance score4

Cores2

Threads4

Boost clock (GHz)3.7 GHz

Estimated gaming FPS

Paired with a high-end GPU. CPU impact is largest at 1080p.

1080p9 fps

1440p7 fps

4K5 fps

Full specifications

Processor & cores

Architecture: Alder Lake-S
Process node: Intel 7 nm
Socket: FCLGA1700
Release year: 2022
Total cores: 2
Threads: 4
Integrated graphics: Intel UHD Graphics 710

Clocks & cache

Base clock: 3.7 GHz
Boost clock: 3.7 GHz
L1 cache: 160 KB
L2 cache: 2.5 MB
L3 cache: 6 MB

Memory & platform

Memory support: DDR5-4800
Max capacity: 128 GB
Channels: 2
Max bandwidth: 76.8 GB/s
Base power (TDP): 46W
Max temperature: 100°C
PCIe: PCIe 5.0 and 4.0

Technologies

Instruction sets: SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Extensions: AES-NI, AVX, VT-x, VT-d, TXT, TSX

Community Feedback

What Owners Say

Owners praise it as a cheap, surprisingly capable chip for basic office work and light gaming. The main gripes are that it feels slow in modern multitasking and lacks enough cores for anything demanding.

Pros

Plays older games without fuss
Sips power, stays cool cheaply
Boots everyday apps in a flash
Fits a modern motherboard upgrade

Cons

Only two cores for modern tasks
No hyperthreading hurts multitasking
Integrated graphics is very basic

Verdict

Our verdict on the Pentium Gold G7400

A basic two-core desktop chip that is cheap but struggles badly with anything beyond simple office work.

Get it if you need the cheapest possible LGA1700 chip for a basic office PC or NAS build. Skip it if you plan to game, stream, or multitask—even a used i3 from the same generation will feel much faster.