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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600 is 897 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium G4400 - 117 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4400 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4400
- Up to 76% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - CA$39.99 vs CA$169.07
- Up to 74% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i5-8600 - CA$0.36 vs CA$1.38 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600 - 54 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
117
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.38/FPS
26.08695652173913%
Price, CA$
CA$169.07
23%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Updated 67 minutes ago
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
111
94.87179487179486%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$39.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662G4400 Pentium Processor G4400, 3.3 GHz
Buy for CA$39.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 66 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
694
47.66483516483517%
Multi-Core
1184
23.55281480007957%
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Pentium G4400 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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