Intel Core i5-9400F vs Intel Pentium G3450

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-9400F and Intel Pentium G3450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

Intel Core i5-9400F

Intel Pentium G3450

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-9400F

4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
4 more threads: 6 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 4.10 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Around 39% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 22 nm
4x more maximum memory size: 128 GB vs 32 GB
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2430 vs 1897
4.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 9458 vs 2178

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	6 vs 2
Number of threads	6 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 22 nm
Maximum memory size	128 GB vs 32 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430 vs 1897
PassMark - CPU mark	9458 vs 2178

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G3450

Around 23% lower typical power consumption: 53 Watt vs 65 Watt
3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 3341 vs 1083
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5503 vs 4737

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	53 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	3341 vs 1083
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5503 vs 4737

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-9400F
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G3450

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2430

1897

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

9458

2178

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1083

3341

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4737

5503

Name	Intel Core i5-9400F	Intel Pentium G3450
PassMark - Single thread mark	2430	1897
PassMark - CPU mark	9458	2178
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1083	3341
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4737	5503
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	3746
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		8.233
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		155.633
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		6.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		6.856

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-9400F	Intel Pentium G3450
Essentials
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake	Haswell
Launch date	Q1'19	May 2014
Place in performance rating	1348	1377
Processor Number	i5-9400F	G3450
Series	9th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Status	Launched	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$175
Price now		$99.99
Value for money (0-100)		10.91
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.90 GHz	3.40 GHz
Bus Speed	8 GT/s DMI3	5 GT/s DMI2
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	22 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C	72°C
Maximum frequency	4.10 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	6	2
Number of threads	6	2
Die size		177 mm
L1 cache		64 KB (per core)
L2 cache		256 KB (per core)
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Transistor count		1400 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size	128 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1151	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	53 Watt
Thermal Solution	PCG 2015C (65W)	PCG 2013C
Low Halogen Options Available
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
PCIe configurations	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability	1S Only	1S Only
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		1.7 GB
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3