Intel Pentium g4400 can it run modern games?

yupu · Jan 2, 2017

Hey guys i was going to buy a Intel Pentium g4400 CPU to do my first pc build and of course was planning to upgrade later to a new cpu. so i was wondering i heard that most games these days need 4 cores to run but i have seen videos on the internet new games running pretty decent with this cpu, so my question was, Do you need to do something in order to play these games on a dual core processor cpu?

Lutfij · Jan 2, 2017

Would you care to elaborate on this term
Do you need to do something in order to play these games on a dual core processor cpu?

If you mean overclocking then no you can't since you can only overclock on the Z100 series platform paired with a K suffixed CPU.

What sort of games are you planning to play with it? You should invest in at least a i3-6100 or if you can wait, hold out until Kabylake/Ryzen are released.

rgd1101 · Jan 2, 2017

1)don't believe everything you see on youtube.

what is your full system spec? what games do you want to play? what resolution?

Dunlop0078 · Jan 2, 2017

It depends on the game. Less cpu intensive games like say CSGO or older games will run fine. If you want to play something like battlefiled 1 I doubt you have a very enjoyable expiernce with a G4400. Very few games actually require you to have 4 cores, far cry 4 is one which wont even launch with a Pentium duel core though there are ways around that. Most modern AAA games will launch and run on that G4400, they just wont run very well.

lakimens · Jan 2, 2017

Few games won't run on a dual core.
Some games that run on it will no be enjoyable.
Anything that is not in the above categories will run just fine. I've tried DOTA2 and LOL on my G3220.

TerryLaze · Jan 2, 2017

yupu :

Yes you will have to make the gpu the bottleneck if you get stutters in some games.

(Most games will run ok giving you 30fps in moderately difficult scenes and some lower in very heavy scenes (far cry 4 in raids or witcher 3 in lennygrad for examples) in lighter scenes, and most games are 90% + light scenes you will happily run at 40-50FPS or even more if you have a decent card. )

Autocrat · Jan 2, 2017

It is marginally more money for an i3 6100 - I would go down that road and not waste your time with a Pentium that will be extremely limiting. A 6100 should be able to run most modern games if paired with a good GPU.

dudeman509 · Jan 2, 2017

You'd probably be much better off working an i3-6100 into your budget.

Lutfij · Jan 2, 2017

Although it'd be seen as click baiting, I'm curious to know what your source for a Pentium gaming machine lies within YouTube? I too like my fellow moderator don't believe everything I see on YouTube.

TerryLaze · Jan 2, 2017

Lutfij :

I doubt "new games running pretty decent" qualifies for "gaming machine" .
That being said most new titles are horrible ports that play very badly on duals for benchmarking sites because they use ridiculously powerful GPUs with them,you need to use vsync or fps limit to make the games run smooth (or fiddle with the game threads) but when you do games run fine,or as said pretty decent since in heavy scenes you will get sub 30FPS but those are few and far between in recent games since...consoles.

yupu · Jan 2, 2017

Lutfij :

i am sorry but i what i was trying to say is if there was a way to play games that need 4 cores on a dual core cpu. thats what i was trying to say. btw i am a light gamer i play games like League of legends, overwatch and some rpg's like Final Fantasy.

Lutfij · Jan 2, 2017

That answer will come from the game developers themselves since some games work fine on dual core system while some won't even need more than one(older titles).

yupu · Jan 2, 2017

Lutfij :

ohh ok i see,btw i am a light gamer i play games like League of legends, overwatch and some rpg's like Final Fantasy.

Karadjgne · Jan 2, 2017

Qjestion: can the G4400 run modern games.
Answer: Yes, it'll run almost all modern games.

Now the real queztion: can you PLAY games using the G4400.
Answer: Good luck. Most modern games are cpu intensive enough to require a reciprocal gpu in order to get not only playable settings but decent fps. The G4400 isn't strong enough to handle any gpu of any decent size, so what you'll end up with is games running 5-30fps and settings so low that every game looks like minecraft or Roblox at best. Some games like GTA:V, Battlefield 1,Starwars Battlefront, Fallout 4., Batman(s) etc basically require a 4 thread minimum cpu and only get better fps when used in conjunction with an 8 thread cpu.

Even today's latest edition dual core cpus are good only for 1 thing, light duty, as in web surfing, watching YouTube videos or Facebook.

yupu · Jan 2, 2017

Thanks all for your answers, i am planing to buy the g4400 because at the moment i am on a tight budget, and i am a very light gamer and play games like League of Legends, overwatch and some rpg's like Final Fantasy titles and maybe ill get more into gaming later but this games are for sure what ill play. as for where i saw this information about this g4400 i simply searched on youtube this cpu paired with gtx 1050. if i do buy this cpu i will later upgrade to a better one. and as for the settings can i get 1080 mid to high graphic settings with this cpu and a gtx 1050?

MrN1ce9uy · Jan 3, 2017

I would rather use the i3-6100 with its integrated graphics until I could afford a GTX 1050 or better. I'm pretty sure it will play any game on low settings.

TechGuruGames · Jan 3, 2017

Τry to collect more money and get an i3 with a gtx1050ti. You wont regret it

galaxymark1994 · Jan 3, 2017

i have Pentium G4400 with 2x4GB RAM and GTX 1050ti and i tried running GTA V (medium settings @ 30fps) , Witcher 3 (medium @25-30fps) Battlefield 1(30-35fps @medium settings) , i think it's still depends on the game settings, but it will definitely run.. **that's based on my own build and using MSI Afterburner by the way

lakimens · Jan 4, 2017

Why don't you wait for the new generation of CPU's, Kaby Lake and ZEN are coming soon.
Kaby Lake should hit the market very soon, if it's not already released.

MrN1ce9uy · Jan 4, 2017

We could be waiting til Spring for Kabylake or Ryzen chips under $100 to be released.

Going with a dual-core with no HT will leave you feeling under-powered either way.

lakimens · Jan 4, 2017

Well, that might be true, but the i5 is getting released with the i7..

DonAlexi777 · Jan 4, 2017

Wait for the 2c/4t pentiums From kaby Lake.

MrN1ce9uy · Jan 4, 2017

DonAlexi777 :

Do you have any links to this info? I remember seeing one page that had ~$90 2C/4T Pentiums, but it also had 2C/2T i3s, so I thought it was a misprint. :/

Karadjgne · Jan 4, 2017

That's confusing. Generally it's been pentium has 2c/2t and hyperthreading was on the i3's at 2c/4t.

dudeman509 · Jan 4, 2017

There will be overclockable i3's. THAT might be something worth waiting for.

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