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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 7950X outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6405 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 7950X is 560 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
- Performs up to 21% better in Elden Ring than Pentium Gold G6405 - 139 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 9 7950X - CA$135.49 vs CA$729.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Elden Ring than Ryzen 9 7950X - CA$1.18 vs CA$5.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 66% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 7950X - 58 vs 170 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
FPS
139
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.24/FPS
23%
Price, CA$
CA$729
18%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor, Cooler not Included
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
115
83%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.18/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$135.49
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
Buy for CA$135.49 on Amazon
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Updated 61 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Ryzen 9 7950X
Desktop • Sep 27th, 2022
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
Sep 27th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Raphael | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM5 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
4.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 5.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 170 W | TDP | 58 W |
5 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
45.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| Radeon Graphics | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
PC Builds Using Ryzen 9 7950X or Pentium Gold G6405
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
139 FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 7950X
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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136 FPS
Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Ryzen 9 7950X
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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