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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 1170 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i7-8700 - CA$121.75 vs CA$202.71
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 10% better in Resident Evil 4 than Pentium Gold G6405 - 180 vs 164 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 12 vs 4 threads
Resident Evil 4
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
164
91.11111111111111%
Value, CA$/FPS
Price, CA$
CA$121.75
100%
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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Intel BX80684I78700 Boxed 8th Gen Core i7-8700 Processor 3.2 6
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Max
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
848
56.04758757435558%
Multi-Core
1760
29.805249788314985%
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G6405 or Core i7-8700
Resident Evil 4, 1920 x 1080, Max
55 FPS
CA$185.88/FPS
GeForce RTX 2060
Core i7-8700
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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