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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 47 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 10% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Pentium Gold G5400T - 141 vs 128 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400T - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
- Up to 64% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $43.84 vs $121.41
- Up to 60% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i5-8500 - $0.38 vs $0.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
128
90%
Value, €/FPS
€0.38/FPS
100%
Price, €
€48.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Processor 4M Cache 3.10 GHz LGA1151 (OEM Tray CPU)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400T |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | 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 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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