Intel Pentium G4560 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Intel Pentium G4560
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3500 MHz / Cores: 2 / Jan 2017
Intel Pentium G4560
Intel Core i5-2400
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
3100 MHz / Cores: 4 / Jan 2011
Intel Core i5-2400

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    109%
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    133%
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    100%
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    117%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Pentium G4560

Much higher single threaded performance (around 33% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
44 watts lower power draw.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).

Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-2400

17% higher multi threaded performance.

No winner

Gaming

No clear winner declared


No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Pentium G4560Intel Core i5-2400
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3
MPX
SGX
TXT
VT-d

Architecture

Intel Pentium G4560Intel Core i5-2400
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateJan 2017vsJan 2011

Cores

Intel Pentium G4560Intel Core i5-2400
Cores2vs4
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 610vsIntel HD 2000

Cache

Intel Pentium G4560Intel Core i5-2400
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs6144 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Pentium G4560Intel Core i5-2400
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp65°Cvsunknown
PackageFC-LGA1151vsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs216mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Pentium G4560Intel Core i5-2400
Cpu Frequency3500 MHzvs3100 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevs3400 MHz
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP51 Wvs95 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    4200 points
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    3400 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    10080 points
  • Intel Core i5-2400
    12400 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium G4560
    377
  • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
    441.52

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Pentium G4560 (simulated)
    149.17
  • Intel Core i5-2400 (simulated)
    112.11

points - higher is better