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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G5400 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G5400 is 2640 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G5400
- Performs up to 1% better in Metro Exodus than Core i7-2600 - 141 vs 140 FPS
- Up to 9% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $50.0 vs $54.95
- Up to 10% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-2600 - $0.35 vs $0.39 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 58 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G5400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
FPS
141
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.35/FPS
100%
Price, $
$50
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Pentium® Gold G5400 Desktop Processor 2 Core 3.7GHz LGA1151 300 Series 54W/58W BX80684G5400
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Intel Core i7-2600 Processor 3.4GHz 5.0GT/s 8MB LGA 1155 CPU, OEM (CM8062300834302)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium Gold G5400
Desktop • Apr 2nd, 2018
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G5400 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 2nd, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G5400 or Core i7-2600
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
3 FPS
$300/FPS
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Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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