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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-12900F 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 i9-12900F is 294 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-12900F
- Performs up to 51% better in Dead Island 2 than Pentium Gold G6405 - 199 vs 132 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i9-12900F - £65.16 vs £264.45
- Up to 63% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i9-12900F - £0.49 vs £1.33 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-12900F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
199
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.33/FPS
36%
Price, £
£264.45
24%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-12900F Desktop Processor 30M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
132
66%
Value, £/FPS
£0.49/FPS
100%
Price, £
£65.16
100%
Value Winner
Intel S1200 PENTIUM Gold G6405 BOX 2x4,1 58W GEN10
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Updated 8369 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i9-12900F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-12900F | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
16 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| Not Available | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 24.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-12900F or Pentium Gold G6405
Dead Island 2, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
146 FPS
£10.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-12900F
32 GB, N/A Storage
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