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Core i5-8400 vs Pentium G4560

Core i5-8400 vs Pentium G4560: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $115 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 276 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G4560

3.5 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G4560 Logo
Intel Pentium G4560 - 3.5 GHz - 2 cores - 4 threads - 3 MB cache - LGA1151 Socket - Box

Buy for $22.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 274 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400

2.8 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $115 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 276 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium G4560

3.5 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium G4560 Logo
Intel Pentium G4560 - 3.5 GHz - 2 cores - 4 threads - 3 MB cache - LGA1151 Socket - Box

Buy for $22.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 274 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4560 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 275 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4560.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400

  • Performs up to 4% better in Death Stranding than Pentium G4560 - 225 vs 216 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4560 - 6 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G4560

  • Up to 80% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $22.69 vs $115.0
  • Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-8400 - 54 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8400 doesn't have integrated graphics
This is a free version of Death Stranding.
Death Stranding

Death Stranding

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

225

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$115

19%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W

Buy for $115 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 276 minutes ago

Intel Pentium G4560 Logo
Pentium G4560

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


FPS

216

96%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$22.69

100%

Intel Pentium G4560 - 3.5 GHz - 2 cores - 4 threads - 3 MB cache - LGA1151 Socket - Box

Buy for $22.69 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 274 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Intel Pentium G4560 Logo
Pentium G4560

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-8400 Logo
Core i5-8400

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1353

100%

Multi-Core

4748

100%

Intel Pentium G4560 Logo
Pentium G4560

Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017


Single-Core

707

52.25424981522543%

Multi-Core

1452

30.58129738837405%

Intel Core i5-8400

vs

Intel Pentium G4560

Oct 5th, 2017
Release DateJan 3rd, 2017
Core i5CollectionPentium
Coffee LakeCodenameKaby Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
6
Cores2
6
Threads4
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.5 GHz
4.0 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
54 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
28.0xMultiplier
35.0x
NoneIntegrated Graphics
Intel HD 610
NoOverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i5-8400 or Pentium G4560

Death Stranding, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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