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In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G4400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G4400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 731 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G4400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 18% better in Rust than Pentium G4400 - 193 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G4400 - 28 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G4400
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $26.99 vs $385.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Rust than Core i9-7940X - $0.16 vs $1.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 67% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 54 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Rust
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
FPS
164
84%
Value, $/FPS
$0.16/FPS
100%
Price, $
$26.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core 2-Thread CPU Processor 3M 54W LGA 1151
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In Stock
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Pentium G4400
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | Intel Pentium G4400 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2015 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 2 |
28 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 54 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 510 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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