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Key Differences

In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 2317 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4500.

Advantages of Intel Pentium G4500

  • Up to 72% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $32.46 vs $116.52
  • Up to 60% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i5-12400 - $0.28 vs $0.70 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 22% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 51 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400

  • Performs up to 45% better in Dead Island 2 than Pentium G4500 - 184 vs 127 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4500 - 12 vs 2 threads
This is a free version of Dead Island 2.
Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G4500 Logo
Pentium G4500

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


FPS

127

69%

Value, €/FPS

€0.28/FPS

100%

Price, €

€36.03

100%

Value Winner

Intel Boxed Pentium Processor G4500 FC-LGA14C 3.5 1 LGA 1151 BX80662G4500

Buy for 36.03 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 162 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

184

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.7/FPS

40%

Price, €

€129.34

27%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz

Buy for 129.34 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 163 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G4500 Logo
Pentium G4500

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G4500 Logo
Pentium G4500

Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015


Single-Core

703

32%

Multi-Core

1138

13%

Intel Core i5-12400 Logo
Core i5-12400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2179

100%

Multi-Core

8847

100%

Intel Pentium G4500 Logo

Intel Pentium G4500

vs
Intel Core i5-12400 Logo

Intel Core i5-12400

Sep 1st, 2015Release Date
Jan 4th, 2022
PentiumCollectionCore i5
SkylakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
3.5 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.4 GHz
51 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
35.0x
Multiplier25.0x
Intel HD 530Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 730
NoOverclockableNo

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