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Pentium Gold G6400 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Pentium Gold G6400 vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 189 days newer than Pentium Gold G6400.

Advantages of Pentium Gold G6400

  • Consumes up to 11% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 5600X - 58 vs 65 Watts
  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 8% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 324 vs 301 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
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Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

301

93%

Value, €/FPS

Price, €

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

324

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.33/FPS

100%

Price, €

€106.76

100%

FPS and Value Winner

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler

Buy for 106.76 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 240 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

805

38%

Multi-Core

1669

19%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo

Pentium Gold G6400

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Apr 30th, 2020Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
Pentium GoldCollectionRyzen 5
Comet LakeCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1200SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
4Threads
12
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
58 W
TDP65 W
14 nmProcess Size
7 nm
40.0x
Multiplier37.0x
UHD Graphics 610
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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