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Compare Processors Compare Intel Pentium Gold G5400 vs Core i5-6400

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3. Intel Pentium Gold G5400 🆚 Intel Core i5-6400

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× Intel Pentium Gold G5400 Compare Remove	× Intel Core i5-6400 Compare Remove
Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $53.35	Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $51.41 In Stock $157.61 (Used from $29.00) Last updated 40 minutes ago.
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Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) -	Pangoly Score (How do we rate?) 89
Brand Intel	Brand Intel
Model BX80684G5400	Model BX80662I56400
Release Date 📅 April 2018	Release Date 📅 September 2015
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (229 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★★ (2 reviews) Add a product review
CPU Single-Core Performance (Charts) n/a	CPU Single-Core Performance (Charts) 222nd / 581
Single-Core Effective Value -	Single-Core Effective Value 139th / 242
Workstation Performance (Charts) n/a	Workstation Performance (Charts) 237th / 265
Workstation Effective Value -	Workstation Effective Value 224th / 259
Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a	Gaming Performance (Charts) n/a
Gaming Effective Value -	Gaming Effective Value -
TDP 🔌 58 Watts	TDP 🔌 65 Watts
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Compatible PC parts Motherboards ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Motherboards ► CPU Coolers ►
Pros -	Pros Low power consumption under both idle and load Great performance
Cons -	Cons Not much faster than Haswell
Series Pentium Gold	Series Core i5 6th Gen
Core Name Coffee Lake	Core Name Skylake
Socket LGA1151	Socket LGA1151
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics 610	Integrated Graphics HD Graphics 530
CPU Cores 2	CPU Cores 4
CPU Threads 4	CPU Threads 4
CPU Clock Rate 3700 MHz	CPU Clock Rate 2700 MHz
CPU Turbo Clock Rate -	CPU Turbo Clock Rate 3300 MHz
CPU Cooler included Yes	CPU Cooler included Yes
Manufacturing Process 14 nm	Manufacturing Process 14 nm
Maximum Supported Memory 64 GB	Maximum Supported Memory 64 GB
Cache L3 4 MB	Cache L3 6 MB
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What are the differences between Intel Pentium Gold G5400 and Core i5-6400? Analyze head-to-head all specifications and features to find out the better cpu.

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Intel Pentium Gold G5400:

• Newer Product, it was released around 3 years later
• Around 11% lower thermal design power
• Higher CPU Clock frequency (+1000 MHz)

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Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5-6400:

• +2 more cores
• +2 MB L3 Cache

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