Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10980XE 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 i9-10980XE is 565 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10980XE
- Performs up to 750% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium Gold G5400 - 34 vs 4 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 36 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i9-10980XE - €122.0 vs €1349.0
- Up to 23% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Core i9-10980XE - €30.5 vs €39.68 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-10980XE - 58 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10980XE doesn't have integrated graphics
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
4
11%
Value, €/FPS
€30.5/FPS
100%
Price, €
€122
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 80 minutes ago
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10980XE | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
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Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Pentium Gold |
Cascade Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
18 | Cores | 2 |
36 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
165 W | TDP | 58 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |