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Core i9-9900K vs Pentium Gold G5400

Core i9-9900K vs Pentium Gold G5400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $459 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 195 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 194 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900K

3.6 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $459 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 195 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 194 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 200 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K

  • Performs up to 14% better in Lost Ark than Pentium Gold G5400 - 266 vs 233 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400

  • Up to 80% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $91.95 vs $459.0
  • Up to 77% better value when playing Lost Ark than Core i9-9900K - $0.39 vs $1.73 per FPS
  • Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 58 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Lost Ark.
Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


FPS

266

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.73/FPS

22%

Price, $

$459

20%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $459 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 195 minutes ago

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


FPS

233

87%

Value, $/FPS

$0.39/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 194 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Very High

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo
Core i9-9900K

Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018


Single-Core

1668

100%

Multi-Core

7960

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo
Pentium Gold G5400

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018


Single-Core

731

43%

Multi-Core

1504

18%

Intel Core i9-9900K Logo

Intel Core i9-9900K

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Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Logo

Intel Pentium Gold G5400

Oct 19th, 2018
Release DateApr 2nd, 2018
Core i9CollectionPentium Gold
Coffee LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1151SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores2
16
Threads4
3.6 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
5.0 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
95 WTDP
58 W
14 nmProcess Size14 nm
36.0xMultiplier
37.0x
UHD Graphics 630Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 610
Yes
OverclockableNo

Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Pentium Gold G5400

Lost Ark, 1920 x 1080, Very High

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