Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8400 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 1552 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i5-8400 - 204 vs 202 FPS
- Up to 45% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - €97.9 vs €177.5
- Up to 45% better value when playing Control than Core i5-8400 - €0.48 vs €0.88 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
204
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.48/FPS
100%
Price, €
€97.9
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
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 | Not Available |
14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
No | Overclockable | No |