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Key Differences
In short — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 1420 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 12% cheaper than Pentium Gold G7400 - CA$139.99 vs CA$158.99
- Up to 5% better value when playing A Plague Tale: Requiem than Pentium Gold G7400 - CA$1.07 vs CA$1.13 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Performs up to 8% better in A Plague Tale: Requiem than Core i5-8500 - 141 vs 131 FPS
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
131
92%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.07/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$139.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
141
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.13/FPS
94%
Price, CA$
CA$158.99
88%
FPS Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Dual-core (2 Core) 3.70 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
Buy for CA$158.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 98 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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