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Pentium Gold G5400T vs Core i5-6400

Pentium Gold G5400T vs Core i5-6400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Processor 4M Cache 3.10 GHz LGA1151 (OEM Tray CPU)

Buy for $59.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74380 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6400

2.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for $67.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74382 minutes ago

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

3.1 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Processor 4M Cache 3.10 GHz LGA1151 (OEM Tray CPU)

Buy for $59.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74380 minutes ago

vs

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6400

2.7 GHz | 4-core

Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for $67.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74382 minutes ago

Availability
MSRP in USD: $64

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Processor 4M Cache 3.10 GHz LGA1151 (OEM Tray CPU)

Availability
MSRP in USD: $182

Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1005 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400T.

Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400T

Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $59.95 vs $67.64
Consumes up to 46% less energy than Intel Core i5-6400 - 35 vs 65 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400

Performs up to 14% better in Dead Island 2 than Pentium Gold G5400T - 142 vs 125 FPS

This is a free version of Dead Island 2.

Dead Island 2

Dead Island 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Pentium Gold G5400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

FPS

125

88.02816901408451%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$59.95

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T Processor 4M Cache 3.10 GHz LGA1151 (OEM Tray CPU)

Buy for $59.95 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74380 minutes ago

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

FPS

142

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$67.64

88%

FPS Winner

Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400

Buy for $67.64 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74382 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Pentium Gold G5400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

127

FPS

73

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

122

FPS

111

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

324

FPS

261

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

271

FPS

260

FPS

Apex Legends

Apex Legends

744

FPS

700

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Pentium Gold G5400T

Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018

Single-Core

645

58.05580558055805%

Multi-Core

1335

44.16142904399603%

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Single-Core

1111

100%

Multi-Core

3023

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G5400T	vs	Intel Core i5-6400
Apr 2nd, 2018	Release Date	Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium Gold	Collection	Core i5
Coffee Lake	Codename	Skylake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1151
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	4
4	Threads	4
3.1 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.7 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	3.3 GHz
35 W	TDP	65 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
31.0x	Multiplier	27.0x
UHD Graphics 610	Integrated Graphics	HD Graphics 530
No	Overclockable	No

Builds Using Pentium Gold G5400T or Core i5-6400

Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra

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MSI VR Ready Aegis-050US Powerhouse Gaming Desktop PC

14 FPS

$26.79/FPS

GeForce GTX 1070

Core i5-6400

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$374.99

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