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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 1373 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 36% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium Gold G5400T - 151 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400T - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
- Up to 60% cheaper than Core i5-12500 - $79.0 vs $195.98
- Up to 45% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-12500 - $0.71 vs $1.3 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 35 vs 65 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
111
73%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Processor 4M Cache 3.10 GHz LGA1151 (OEM Tray CPU)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400T |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-12500 or Pentium Gold G5400T
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
79 FPS
$9.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-12500
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Core i5-12500
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Core i5-12500
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$10.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$9.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$10.24/FPS
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GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
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GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
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