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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 320 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 37% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 174 vs 127 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - €82.03 vs €208.37
- Up to 46% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-11600K - €0.65 vs €1.2 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 58 vs 125 Watts
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
174
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.2/FPS
54%
Price, €
€208.37
39%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-11600K 11. Generation Desktop Prozessor (Basistakt: 3.9GHz Tuboboost: 4.9GHz, 6 Kerne, LGA1200) BX8070811600K
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Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
127
72%
Value, €/FPS
€0.65/FPS
100%
Price, €
€82.03
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Processor 4 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 39.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11600K or Pentium Gold G6400
Far Cry 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
142 FPS
€8.13/FPS
Radeon RX 6750 XT
Core i5-11600K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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