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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-12700KF outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-12700KF is 553 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-12700KF
- Performs up to 8% better in Red Dead Redemption 2 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 166 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i7-12700KF - €78.0 vs €261.28
- Up to 68% better value when playing Red Dead Redemption 2 than Core i7-12700KF - €0.51 vs €1.57 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-12700KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Red Dead Redemption 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
FPS
166
100%
Value, €/FPS
€1.57/FPS
32%
Price, €
€261.28
29%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF, processore desktop, per sistemi desktop 12 (8P+4E) core fino a 5,0 GHz sbloccato LGA1700 serie 600 chipset 125 W
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Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
153
92%
Value, €/FPS
€0.51/FPS
100%
Price, €
€78
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processor 4 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Core i7-12700KF
Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-12700KF | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 4th, 2021 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-12700KF or Pentium Gold G6400
Red Dead Redemption 2, 1920 x 1080, Highest
69 FPS
€23.17/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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110 FPS
€17.72/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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96 FPS
€51.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-12700KF
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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