Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9500 is 559 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Performs up to 6% better in Apex Legends than Pentium Gold G6400 - 279 vs 264 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-9500 - €78.0 vs €198.88
- Up to 58% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-9500 - €0.3 vs €0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-9500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Buy for €198.88 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14000 minutes ago
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
264
94%
Value, €/FPS
€0.3/FPS
100%
Price, €
€78
100%
Value Winner
Buy for €78 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 14000 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 58 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
No | Overclockable | No |