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In short — Core i7-7740X outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-7740X is 1359 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7740X
- Performs up to 11% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Pentium Gold G6405 - 146 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-7740X - £66.23 vs £189.88
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i7-7740X - 58 vs 112 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-7740X doesn't have integrated graphics
Watch Dogs: Legion
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Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80677I77740X Core I7-7740X 4.30 GHz Extreme Edition Processor - Silver
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Intel S1200 PENTIUM Gold G6405 BOX 2x4,1 58W GEN10
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i7-7740X
Desktop • Jun 26th, 2017
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
848
51.897184822521425%
Multi-Core
1760
33.352283494409704%
Intel Core i7-7740X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26th, 2017 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
4.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 112 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
43.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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