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$265
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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-11900K 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 i9-11900K is 1079 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G5400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-11900K
- Performs up to 14% better in HITMAN 3 than Pentium Gold G5400 - 218 vs 191 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 81% cheaper than Core i9-11900K - $50.0 vs $265.0
- Up to 79% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i9-11900K - $0.26 vs $1.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-11900K - 58 vs 125 Watts
HITMAN 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
218
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.22/FPS
21.311475409836067%
Price, $
$265
18%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-11900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Chipset) 125W
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Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
191
87.61467889908256%
Value, $/FPS
$0.26/FPS
100%
Price, $
$50
100%
Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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Updated 361856 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-11900K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Single-Core
731
30.83087304934627%
Multi-Core
1504
13.737668980635734%
Intel Core i9-11900K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G5400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 2nd, 2018 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| 5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-11900K or Pentium Gold G5400
HITMAN 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
90 FPS
$20.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,849
In Stock
163 FPS
$10.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,699
In Stock
109 FPS
$17.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,899
In Stock
122 FPS
$18.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,308
In Stock
90 FPS
$22.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$1,999
In Stock
163 FPS
$22.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,589
In Stock
163 FPS
$15.21/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,478.59
In Stock
90 FPS
$20.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i9-11900K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,849
In Stock
163 FPS
$13.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$2,267
In Stock
129 FPS
$10.84/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-11900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,399
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