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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5900X is 948 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 11% better in God of War than Pentium Gold G5400 - 185 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 65% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $91.95 vs $261.99
- Up to 61% better value when playing God of War than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.55 vs $1.42 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 58 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
166
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.55/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.95
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Vermeer | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 105 W | TDP | 58 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Pentium Gold G5400
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
118 FPS
$16.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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61 FPS
$27.38/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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$1,669.99
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119 FPS
$23.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,799.99
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88 FPS
$19.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699.99
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119 FPS
$21.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,523.83
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88 FPS
$25.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,249.99
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119 FPS
$24.36/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,899
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78 FPS
$20.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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109 FPS
$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,099.99
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117 FPS
$14.85/FPS
Radeon RX 6800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,737
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