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Pentium Gold G5400 vs Core i7-3960X

Pentium Gold G5400 vs Core i7-3960X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium Gold G5400

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400

Buy for CA$35.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-3960X

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X

Buy for CA$500 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium Gold G5400

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400

Buy for CA$35.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-3960X

3.3 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X

Buy for CA$500 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Pentium Gold G5400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium Gold G5400 is 2331 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3960X.

Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400

  • Performs up to 1% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-3960X - 191 vs 190 FPS
  • Up to 93% cheaper than Core i7-3960X - CA$35.99 vs CA$500.0
  • Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 58 vs 130 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 12 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of HITMAN 3.
HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

191

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$35.99

100%

FPS Winner

Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400

Buy for CA$35.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


FPS

190

99.47643979057592%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

CA$500

7%

Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X

Buy for CA$500 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 38 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

731

100%

Multi-Core

1504

44.788564621798685%

Intel Core i7-3960X Logo
Core i7-3960X

Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011


Single-Core

690

94.39124487004104%

Multi-Core

3358

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G5400

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Intel Core i7-3960X

Apr 2nd, 2018
Release DateNov 14th, 2011
Pentium GoldCollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameSandy Bridge E
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 2011
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.3 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.9 GHz
58 W
TDP130 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
37.0x
Multiplier33.0x
UHD Graphics 610
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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