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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F is 1373 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 13% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $95.13 vs $109.94
- Up to 6% better value when playing Forza Horizon 4 than Core i5-12400F - $0.32 vs $0.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 9% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium Gold G5400 - 326 vs 300 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Forza Horizon 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
300
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$95.13
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
326
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
94%
Price, $
$109.94
86%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G5400 or Core i5-12400F
Forza Horizon 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
180 FPS
$4.44/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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217 FPS
$5.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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202 FPS
$4.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$899.99
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202 FPS
$4.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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202 FPS
$4.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$949.99
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217 FPS
$5.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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217 FPS
$4.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$879
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180 FPS
$5.67/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,021
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180 FPS
$5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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155 FPS
$3.52/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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