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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10940X 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 i9-10940X is 514 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10940X
- Performs up to 11% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium Gold G6405 - 115 vs 104 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 28 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 85% cheaper than Core i9-10940X - CA$90.65 vs CA$605.99
- Up to 83% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-10940X - CA$0.87 vs CA$5.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-10940X - 58 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
FPS
115
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$5.27/FPS
16%
Price, CA$
CA$605.99
14%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i9-10940X Desktop Processor 14 Cores up to 4.8GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W, BX8069510940X
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
104
90%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$0.87/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$90.65
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
Buy for CA$90.65 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 17 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10940X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10940X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 2 |
28 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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