Key Differences
In short — Pentium Gold G6400 outperforms Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Pentium Gold G6400 is 3399 days newer than Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Performs up to 1% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-2600K - 112 vs 111 FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 58 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
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Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600K |
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Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
Comet Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
4 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 95 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
No | Overclockable | Yes |