Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3500X 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 Ryzen 5 3500X is 540 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3500X
- Performs up to 27% better in Starfield than Pentium Gold G5400 - 61 vs 48 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 42% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3500X - $69.56 vs $120.44
- Up to 26% better value when playing Starfield than Ryzen 5 3500X - $1.61 vs $2.19 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3500X - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3500X doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Buy for €133.69 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 63 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
48
78%
Value, €/FPS
€1.61/FPS
100%
Price, €
€77.21
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €77.21 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 62 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Sep 24th, 2019
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 5 3500X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
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Sep 24th, 2019 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
Ryzen 5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
Matisse | Codename | Coffee Lake |
AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 58 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |