Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X 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 Ryzen 5 1600X is 356 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 19% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$113.88 vs CA$141.17
- Up to 16% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 5 1600X - CA$0.16 vs CA$0.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 58 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 5% better in Valorant than Pentium Gold G5400 - 746 vs 708 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
708
94%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.16/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$113.88
100%
Value Winner
Buy for CA$113.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12657 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
746
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.19/FPS
84%
Price, CA$
CA$141.17
80%
FPS Winner
Buy for CA$141.17 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 12658 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
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Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
Pentium Gold | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Summit Ridge |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 6 |
4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |