Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 897 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 15% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Pentium G4400 - 129 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4400 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4400
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $26.99 vs $174.96
- Up to 82% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-8500 - $0.24 vs $1.36 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 54 vs 65 Watts
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
112
86%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$26.99
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 15775 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Pentium G4400 |
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Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 54 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
No | Overclockable | No |