Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8600K is 179 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 10% better in No Man's Sky than Pentium Gold G5400 - 178 vs 162 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 54% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $91.95 vs $197.94
- Up to 49% better value when playing No Man's Sky than Core i5-8600K - $0.57 vs $1.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 58 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
No Man's Sky
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
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In Stock
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Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
162
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.57/FPS
100%
Price, $
$91.95
100%
Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 47 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
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Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 58 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |