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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8500 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 1420 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8500.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Performs up to 3% better in F1 22 than Core i5-8500 - 284 vs 275 FPS
- Up to 41% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $102.75 vs $174.96
- Up to 44% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-8500 - $0.36 vs $0.64 per FPS
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
284
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.36/FPS
100%
Price, $
$102.75
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Dual-core (2 Core) 3.70 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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