Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G6405 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2600K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G6405 is 3719 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Performs up to 3% better in Sea of Thieves than Core i7-2600K - 217 vs 211 FPS
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - €80.0 vs €148.88
- Up to 48% better value when playing Sea of Thieves than Core i7-2600K - €0.37 vs €0.71 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600K - 58 vs 95 Watts
Sea of Thieves
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
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In Stock
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
217
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.37/FPS
100%
Price, €
€80
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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In Stock
Updated 69 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Mythical
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
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Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 58 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |