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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G6405 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2500K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G6405 is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2500K.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Performs up to 4% better in World of Warcraft than Core i5-2500K - 166 vs 160 FPS
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-2500K - $73.1 vs $219.35
- Up to 68% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-2500K - $0.49 vs $1.52 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 58 vs 95 Watts
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1920 x 1080
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INTEL Core i5-2500K Processor - BX80623i52500K
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
166
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€0.49/FPS
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€81.14
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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1920 x 1080
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Core i5-2500K
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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