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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 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 i5-8400 is 179 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 5% better in The Last of Us Part I than Pentium Gold G5400 - 135 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 31% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €122.0 vs €177.5
- Up to 27% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i5-8400 - €0.95 vs €1.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8400 Prozessor (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,00 GHz)
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Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
129
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.95/FPS
100%
Price, €
€122
100%
Value Winner
Pentium Gold G5400
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Updated 11285 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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