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In short — Pentium Gold G6400 outperforms Core i7-3960X on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium Gold G6400 is 3090 days newer than Core i7-3960X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3960X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Performs up to 1% better in Saints Row than Core i7-3960X - 152 vs 150 FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-3960X - 58 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-3960X doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Hexa-Core Processor 3.3 GHz 15 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73960X
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Core i7-3960X
Desktop • Nov 14th, 2011
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3960X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14th, 2011 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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