Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G4400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G4400 is 1696 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4400 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4400
- Performs up to 1% better in Rust than Core i5-2500K - 164 vs 162 FPS
- Up to 94% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $26.99 vs $449.95
- Up to 94% better value when playing Rust than Core i5-2500K - $0.16 vs $2.78 per FPS
- Consumes up to 43% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 54 vs 95 Watts
Rust
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
164
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$26.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Pentium G4400 |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 54 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |