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Pentium Gold G6400 vs Core i7-12700K

Pentium Gold G6400 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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MSRP $409

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Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K is 553 days newer than Pentium Gold G6400.

Advantages of Pentium Gold G6400

  • Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 58 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 15% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Pentium Gold G6400 - 323 vs 281 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 20 vs 4 threads
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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

281

87%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

323

100%

Value, CA$/FPS

Price, CA$

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

805

32%

Multi-Core

1669

12%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo

Pentium Gold G6400

vs
Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium GoldCollectionCore i7
Comet LakeCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
4Threads
20
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
58 W
TDP125 W
14 nmProcess Size
10 nm
40.0x
Multiplier36.0x
UHD Graphics 610Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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