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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 1420 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Performs up to 4% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8500 - 178 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-8500 - CA$0.79 vs CA$0.82 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Up to 1% cheaper than Pentium Gold G7400 - CA$139.99 vs CA$141.03
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 5
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
178
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.79/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$141.03
99%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Dual-core (2 Core) 3.70 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 | vs | Intel Core i5-8500 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i5 |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 6 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| Not Available | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 710 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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