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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900K 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 i9-14900K is 945 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-14900K
- Performs up to 35% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium Gold G6405 - 140 vs 104 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 32 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-14900K - £66.5 vs £558.99
- Up to 84% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-14900K - £0.64 vs £3.99 per FPS
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
140
100%
Value, £/FPS
£3.99/FPS
16%
Price, £
£558.99
11%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900K Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) up to 6.0 GHz
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
104
74%
Value, £/FPS
£0.64/FPS
100%
Price, £
£66.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel S1200 PENTIUM Gold G6405 BOX 2x4,1 58W GEN10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-14900K
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-14900K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 17th, 2023 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Raptor Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
24 | Cores | 2 |
32 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 6.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| Not Available | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| UHD Graphics 770 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-14900K or Pentium Gold G6405
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
140 FPS
£29.3/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
64 GB, N/A Storage
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£4,102.3
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135 FPS
£41.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090 D
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£5,600
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140 FPS
£45/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-14900K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£6,300
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