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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12500 outperforms Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12500 is 614 days newer than Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-12500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12500
- Performs up to 19% better in Battlefield IV than Pentium Gold G6400 - 459 vs 386 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5 (12th Gen) i5-12500 3 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-12500
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
805
34.833405452185204%
Multi-Core
1669
18.383081837206742%
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-12500 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G6400 or Core i5-12500
Battlefield IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
214 FPS
CA$4.57/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
Core i5-12500
8 GB, N/A Storage
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GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile
Core i5-12500
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