Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X outperforms Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-5960X is 1309 days older than Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 2% better in Metro Exodus than Pentium Gold G5400 - 144 vs 141 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 58 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
731
57.378335949764526%
Multi-Core
1504
20.354581134118284%
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Haswell E | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
