Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7960X 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 i9-7960X is 731 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4400
- Up to 87% cheaper than Core i9-7960X - CA$88.88 vs CA$709.99
- Up to 84% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i9-7960X - CA$0.93 vs CA$5.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than Intel Core i9-7960X - 54 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7960X
- Performs up to 24% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Pentium G4400 - 119 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4400 - 32 vs 2 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
96
80.67226890756302%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.93/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$88.88
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$88.88 on Amazon
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Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
119
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.97/FPS
15.577889447236181%
Price, CA$
CA$709.99
12%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$709.99 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5614 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
694
50.43604651162791%
Multi-Core
1184
11.28048780487805%
Intel Pentium G4400 | vs | Intel Core i9-7960X |
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Sep 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 16 |
2 | Threads | 32 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
54 W | TDP | 165 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
Intel HD 510 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |