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Pentium Gold G5400 vs Core i7-12700K

Pentium Gold G5400 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 1312 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.

Advantages of Pentium Gold G5400

  • Up to 59% cheaper than Core i7-12700K - €113.71 vs €274.85
  • Up to 49% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i7-12700K - €0.87 vs €1.69 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 58 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 25% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Pentium Gold G5400 - 163 vs 130 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 20 vs 4 threads
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Watch Dogs: Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

130

80%

Value, €/FPS

€0.87/FPS

100%

Price, €

€113.71

100%

Value Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

163

100%

Value, €/FPS

€1.69/FPS

51%

Price, €

€274.85

41%

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

731

29%

Multi-Core

1504

11%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo

Pentium Gold G5400

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Apr 2nd, 2018Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium GoldCollectionCore i7
Coffee LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
20
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
58 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
UHD Graphics 610Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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