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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $74
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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9400F on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 1092 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9400F.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Up to 7% cheaper than Pentium Gold G7400 - $96.0 vs $102.75
- 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 12% better in Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9400F - 145 vs 129 FPS
- Up to 4% better value when playing Grand Theft Auto V than Core i5-9400F - $0.71 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Grand Theft Auto V
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
145
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.71/FPS
100%
Price, $
$102.75
93%
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
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
| 2.9 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 |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Pentium Gold G7400
Grand Theft Auto V, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
60 FPS
$19.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$18.65/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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50 FPS
$13.98/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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