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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-8100 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i3-8100 is 179 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-8100
- Performs up to 8% better in Battlefield V than Pentium Gold G5400 - 233 vs 216 FPS
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i3-8100 - CA$113.88 vs CA$126.88
- Up to 2% better value when playing Battlefield V than Core i3-8100 - CA$0.53 vs CA$0.54 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i3-8100 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Battlefield V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
233
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.54/FPS
98%
Price, CA$
CA$126.88
89%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i3-8100 Desktop Processor 4 Cores Up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 14417 minutes ago
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
216
92%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$113.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
Buy for CA$113.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14416 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i3-8100
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-8100 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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