Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12400 is 3502 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 44% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G640 - 174 vs 121 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $21.94 vs $106.73
- Up to 71% better value when playing Far Cry 3 than Core i5-12400 - $0.2 vs $0.68 per FPS
Far Cry 3
Resolution
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Game Graphics
Ultra
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Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12400 | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
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Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
Alder Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
4.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 65 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 730 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
No | Overclockable | No |