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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6405 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-12600 is 315 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 24% better in Horizon Zero Dawn than Pentium Gold G6405 - 199 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - £66.5 vs £257.21
- Up to 68% better value when playing Horizon Zero Dawn than Core i5-12600 - £0.41 vs £1.29 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-12600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Horizon Zero Dawn
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
199
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.29/FPS
31%
Price, £
£257.21
25%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-12600 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.80 GHz
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
161
80%
Value, £/FPS
£0.41/FPS
100%
Price, £
£66.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel S1200 PENTIUM Gold G6405 BOX 2x4,1 58W GEN10
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In Stock
Updated 7 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultimate
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-12600 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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