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CA$409
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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $64
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 1312 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K
- Performs up to 12% better in Crysis 3 Remastered than Pentium Gold G5400 - 200 vs 178 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - CA$113.88 vs CA$409.0
- Up to 69% better value when playing Crysis 3 Remastered than Core i9-12900K - CA$0.64 vs CA$2.04 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 58 vs 125 Watts
Crysis 3 Remastered
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
200
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$2.04/FPS
31%
Price, CA$
CA$409
27%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-12900K Desktop Processor 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W
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Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
178
89%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.64/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
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
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Updated 16900 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i9-12900K
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Pentium Gold G5400
Crysis 3 Remastered, 1920 x 1080, Very High
200 FPS
CA$36.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-12900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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116 FPS
CA$18.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i9-12900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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CA$2,169.09
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