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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4560 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4560 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8400 is 275 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4560.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8400
- Performs up to 29% better in F1 23 than Pentium G4560 - 216 vs 167 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4560 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4560
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i5-8400 - $28.55 vs $130.73
- Up to 72% better value when playing F1 23 than Core i5-8400 - $0.17 vs $0.61 per FPS
- 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
F1 23
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-8400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Pentium G4560
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
167
77%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$28.55
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G4560 - 3.5 GHz - 2 cores - 4 threads - 3 MB cache - LGA1151 Socket - Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8400
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium G4560
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8400 | vs | Intel Pentium G4560 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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