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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $64
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G5400T is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 91 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 5% better in The Last of Us Part I than Pentium Gold G5400T - 136 vs 129 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400T - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400T
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - $79.0 vs $186.0
- Up to 55% better value when playing The Last of Us Part I than Core i7-8700 - $0.61 vs $1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 35 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
The Last of Us Part I
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA 1151 300 Series 65W
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Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
129
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Processor 4M Cache 3.10 GHz LGA1151 (OEM Tray CPU)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Pentium Gold G5400T
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400T |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1st, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 35 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700 or Pentium Gold G5400T
The Last of Us Part I, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
36 FPS
$24.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-8700
32 GB, N/A Storage
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9 FPS
$155.44/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 3100
Core i7-8700
32 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$1,399
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11 FPS
$113.55/FPS
GeForce GTX 1050
Core i7-8700
8 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,249
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32 FPS
$78.09/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,499
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