Intel Core i9-7920X vs Intel Pentium E5400

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,221

Rank #175

vs
4,185

Rank #1,700

6,221
4,185

Core i9-7920X wins by 32.7% (Rank #175 vs #1700)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,197

Rank #205

vs
4,163

Rank #1,618

6,197
4,163

Core i9-7920X wins by 32.8% (Rank #205 vs #1618)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,257

Rank #197

vs
4,217

Rank #1,990

6,257
4,217

Core i9-7920X wins by 32.6% (Rank #197 vs #1990)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,271

Rank #242

vs
4,487

Rank #1,624

5,271
4,487

Core i9-7920X wins by 14.9% (Rank #242 vs #1624)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,421

Rank #224

vs
4,461

Rank #1,593

5,421
4,461

Core i9-7920X wins by 17.7% (Rank #224 vs #1593)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,450

Rank #200

vs
4,457

Rank #1,679

5,450
4,457

Core i9-7920X wins by 18.2% (Rank #200 vs #1679)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7920X Pentium E5400 Diff
Cores
12
2
+83.3%
Threads
24
2
+91.7%
Base Frequency
2,900 MHz
3,000 MHz
-3.3%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
29x
14x
+53.4%
L1 Cache
768 KB
62 KB
+91.9%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
2 MiB
+84.1%
L3 Cache
17 MiB
--
Memory Channels
4
2
+50%
Maximum Memory
128 GB
0 GB
+100%
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
26 GB/s
+67.8%
PCIe Lanes
44
1
+97.7%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
140 W
65 W
53.6% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
65 nm
78.5% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7920X Pentium E5400
Designer Intel Intel
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7920X E6850
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Wolfdale
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket PLGA775
Package FCLGA-2066 FC-LGA8
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600
ECC Support No No
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,199.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-7920X
Intel
Pentium E5400
Intel

Family

Core i9-7920X
Core
Pentium E5400
--

Series

Core i9-7920X
i9-7900
Pentium E5400
--

Model Number

Core i9-7920X
i9-7920X
Pentium E5400
E6850

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7920X
Skylake
Pentium E5400
--

Core Name

Core i9-7920X
Skylake
Pentium E5400
Wolfdale

Core Family

Core i9-7920X
6
Pentium E5400
--

Core Model

Core i9-7920X
85
Pentium E5400
--

Socket

Core i9-7920X
Socket
Pentium E5400
PLGA775

Package

Core i9-7920X
FCLGA-2066
Pentium E5400
FC-LGA8

Chipset

Core i9-7920X
Lewisburg
Pentium E5400
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7920X
DDR4-2666
Pentium E5400
DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600

ECC Support

Core i9-7920X
No
Pentium E5400
No

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7920X
3.0
Pentium E5400
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7920X
x16, x8, x4
Pentium E5400
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Market Segment

Core i9-7920X
Desktop
Pentium E5400
Desktop

Release Price

Core i9-7920X
$1,199.00
Pentium E5400
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7920X
No
Pentium E5400
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7920X Pentium E5400
Process 14 nm 65 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 82 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel Intel
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7920X
14 nm
Pentium E5400
65 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7920X
484 mm²
Pentium E5400
82 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7920X
--
Pentium E5400
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i9-7920X
Intel
Pentium E5400
Intel

Technology

Core i9-7920X
CMOS
Pentium E5400
--

Word Size

Core i9-7920X
64-bit
Pentium E5400
64-bit

ISA

Core i9-7920X
x86-64 (x86)
Pentium E5400
--

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i9-7920X Pentium E5400
GPU -- HD Graphics
GPU Designer -- Intel
GPU Max Frequency -- 1000 MHz

GPU

Core i9-7920X
--
Pentium E5400
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i9-7920X
--
Pentium E5400
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i9-7920X
--
Pentium E5400
1000 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7920X Pentium E5400
ABM
ADX
AES
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SIPP
SMEP
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSSE3
Secure Key
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64