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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-5960X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 2682 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-5960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Performs up to 11% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-5960X - 190 vs 171 FPS
- Up to 57% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $101.66 vs $235.05
- Up to 61% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i7-5960X - $0.54 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
FPS
171
90%
Value, $/FPS
$1.37/FPS
39.416058394160586%
Price, $
$235.05
43%
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
190
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.54/FPS
100%
Price, $
$101.66
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
Ultimate
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Pentium Gold G7400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Haswell E | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 710 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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