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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600K 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 i5-8600K is 938 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600K
- Performs up to 5% better in Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Pentium Gold G6400 - 177 vs 169 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 66% cheaper than Core i5-8600K - €82.99 vs €242.73
- Up to 64% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Valhalla than Core i5-8600K - €0.49 vs €1.37 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i5-8600K - 58 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600K doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel Core i5-8600K Prozessor 3,6GHz (9 MB Cache, bis zu 4,30 GHz)
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Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
169
95%
Value, €/FPS
€0.49/FPS
100%
Price, €
€82.99
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 High
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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