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Core i9-12900K vs Pentium Gold G5400

Core i9-12900K vs Pentium Gold G5400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $329.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 107 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium Gold G5400

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400

Buy for $91.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K

3.2 GHz | 16-core

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $329.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 107 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium Gold G5400

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400

Buy for $91.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-12900K 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 i9-12900K is 1312 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900K

  • Performs up to 13% better in Halo Infinite than Pentium Gold G5400 - 174 vs 154 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 24 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400

  • Up to 72% cheaper than Core i9-12900K - $91.95 vs $329.99
  • Up to 68% better value when playing Halo Infinite than Core i9-12900K - $0.6 vs $1.9 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-12900K - 58 vs 125 Watts
This is a free version of Halo Infinite.
Halo Infinite

Halo Infinite

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

174

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.9/FPS

31%

Price, $

$329.99

27%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-12900K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 16 (8P+8E) Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $329.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 107 minutes ago

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

154

88%

Value, $/FPS

$0.6/FPS

100%

Price, $

$91.95

100%

Value Winner

Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400

Buy for $91.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 106 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo
Core i9-12900K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2620

100%

Multi-Core

15445

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

731

27%

Multi-Core

1504

9%

Intel Core i9-12900K Logo

Intel Core i9-12900K

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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo

Intel Pentium Gold G5400

Nov 4th, 2021
Release DateApr 2nd, 2018
Core i9CollectionPentium Gold
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
16
Cores2
24
Threads4
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
5.2 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
125 WTDP
58 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
32.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 610
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-12900K or Pentium Gold G5400

Halo Infinite, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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