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Pentium Gold G7400 vs Core i5-8600K

Pentium Gold G7400 vs Core i5-8600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium Gold G7400

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Logo
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Dual-core (2 Core) 3.70 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $110.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74074 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $125 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74075 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium Gold G7400

3.7 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Logo
Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Dual-core (2 Core) 3.70 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $110.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74074 minutes ago

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Intel Core i5-8600K

3.6 GHz | 6-core

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $125 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74075 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Pentium Gold G7400 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium Gold G7400 is 1552 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-8600K.

Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G7400

  • Performs up to 2% better in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves than Core i5-8600K - 169 vs 165 FPS
  • Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - $110.5 vs $125.0
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K

  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G7400 - 6 vs 4 threads
This is a free version of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves.
Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Logo
Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


FPS

169

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$110.5

100%

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Dual-core (2 Core) 3.70 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for $110.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74074 minutes ago

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


FPS

165

97.63313609467455%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$125

88%

Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W

Buy for $125 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74075 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Logo
Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Logo
Pentium Gold G7400

Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022


Single-Core

2026

100%

Multi-Core

4329

77.34500625335001%

Intel Core i5-8600K Logo
Core i5-8600K

Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017


Single-Core

1546

76.30799605133267%

Multi-Core

5597

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Logo

Intel Pentium Gold G7400

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Intel Core i5-8600K Logo

Intel Core i5-8600K

Jan 4th, 2022
Release DateOct 5th, 2017
Pentium GoldCollectionCore i5
Alder LakeCodenameCoffee Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1151
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
6
3.7 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.3 GHz
Not AvailableTDP95 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
37.0x
Multiplier36.0x
UHD Graphics 710
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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