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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 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 Core i5-8500 is 1126 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 26% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium Gold G6405 - 362 vs 288 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - CA$119.73 vs CA$285.49
- Up to 47% better value when playing Counter-Strike 2 than Core i5-8500 - CA$0.42 vs CA$0.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
FPS
362
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.79/FPS
53%
Price, CA$
CA$285.49
41%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80684I58500 i5-8500 Desktop Processor, 6 Core, up to 4.1GHz 3 6
Buy for CA$285.49 on Amazon
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
288
79%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.42/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$119.73
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
Buy for CA$119.73 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 78247 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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