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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G5400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G5400 is 2594 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Performs up to 1% better in God of War than Core i7-990X - 166 vs 164 FPS
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i7-990X - CA$113.88 vs CA$339.58
- Up to 67% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-990X - CA$0.69 vs CA$2.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 58 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
164
98.79518072289156%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.07/FPS
33.33333333333333%
Price, CA$
CA$339.58
33%
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
166
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$113.88
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Gulftown | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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