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Core i7-12700 vs Pentium Gold G6400

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

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for 212.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75414 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for 59.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75413 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for 212.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75414 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for 59.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75413 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700 is 635 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.

Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700

  • Performs up to 46% better in Dirt 5 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 225 vs 154 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 16 vs 4 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400

  • Up to 72% cheaper than Core i7-12700 - $53.27 vs $191.14
  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700 - 58 vs 65 Watts
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Dirt 5

Dirt 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


FPS

225

100%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€212.16

27%

FPS Winner

Intel Core i7 (12th Gen) i7-12700 Dodeca-core (12 Core) 2.10 GHz Processor - Retail Pack

Buy for 212.16 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75414 minutes ago

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

154

68.44444444444444%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

€59.13

100%

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for 59.13 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75413 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra High

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022


Single-Core

2293

100%

Multi-Core

10780

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

805

35.1068469254252%

Multi-Core

1669

15.482374768089056%

Intel Core i7-12700 Logo

Intel Core i7-12700

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Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Jan 25th, 2022
Release DateApr 30th, 2020
Core i7CollectionPentium Gold
Alder LakeCodenameComet Lake
Intel Socket 1700SocketIntel Socket 1200
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
8
Cores2
16
Threads4
2.1 GHzBase Clock Speed
4.0 GHz
4.9 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
65 WTDP
58 W
10 nm
Process Size14 nm
21.0xMultiplier
40.0x
UHD Graphics 770Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 610
NoOverclockableNo

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