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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9960X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9960X is 1144 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9960X
- Performs up to 5% better in Fortnite than Pentium G4400 - 226 vs 216 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4400 - 32 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4400
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i9-9960X - $69.68 vs $1096.77
- Up to 93% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i9-9960X - $0.36 vs $5.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than Intel Core i9-9960X - 54 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-9960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
226
100%
Value, €/FPS
€5.39/FPS
6.679035250463822%
Price, €
€1217.42
6%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80673I99960X Core i9-9960X X-Series Processor 16 Cores up to 4.4GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W Processors (999AC7)
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Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
216
95.57522123893806%
Value, €/FPS
€0.36/FPS
100%
Price, €
€77.35
100%
Value Winner
Intel BX80662G4400 Pentium Processor G4400 3.3 GHz FCLGA1151
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Updated 36531 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i9-9960X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Single-Core
694
50.36284470246735%
Multi-Core
1184
11.847108264958974%
Intel Core i9-9960X | vs | Intel Pentium G4400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
32 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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