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AMD Ryzen 3 3100 vs Intel Pentium Gold G7400: Comparison
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 and Intel Pentium Gold G7400 separate most on l3 cache: AMD Ryzen 3 3100 at 16 MB, Intel Pentium Gold G7400 at 4 MB, 75% in favour of AMD Ryzen 3 3100. L2 Cache splits them by another 20%, this time favouring Intel Pentium Gold G7400. They match on 5 other specifications, including form factor, market segment and efficiency cores.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Product Line | Ryzen 3 | Pentium |
| Form Factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Model Number | 3100 | G7400 |
| Codename | Matisse | Alder Lake |
| Release Year | 2020 | 2022 |
| TDP | 65 W | 46W |
| Market Segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Socket | AM4 | LGA1700 |
| Socket Status | End of Life | Mature |
| Process Node | 7 nm | 10 nm |
| Performance Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Efficiency Cores | 0 | 0 |
| SMT Enabled | true | Yes |
| P-Core Base Clock | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| P-Core Boost Clock | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB-20% | 2.5 MB |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 4 MB-75% |
| Base Power | 65 W | 46 W |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR5 or DDR4 |
| Max Memory Speed | 3200 | 4800 |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC Support | false | No |
| Integrated Graphics | No | Yes |
| PCIe Generation | 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 20 | 16-20% |
| Launch MSRP | 99 | 64 |
| Retail Availability | Retail | Boxed Retail |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
Verdict
Intel Pentium Gold G7400
6.9 / 10 Expert Rating
The Intel Pentium Gold G7400 improves modestly on Celeron with Hyper-Threading, suiting light office and everyday desktop use.