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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $64
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K is 200 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 13% better in Battlefield 2042 than Pentium Gold G5400 - 168 vs 149 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $50.0 vs $170.0
- Up to 66% better value when playing Battlefield 2042 than Core i5-9600K - $0.34 vs $1.01 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 58 vs 95 Watts
Battlefield 2042
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.01/FPS
33.663366336633665%
Price, $
$170
29%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Updated 361569 minutes ago
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
149
88.69047619047619%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$50
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
Buy for $50 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 361568 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
731
42.69859813084112%
Multi-Core
1504
23.252937538651825%
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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