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Pentium Gold G6400 vs Core i7-2600K

Pentium Gold G6400 vs Core i7-2600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processor 4 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for 78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 626 minutes ago

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Intel Core i7-2600K

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Intel Intel Core i7 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i7-2600K Processor

Buy for 148.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 626 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processor 4 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for 78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 626 minutes ago

vs

Intel Core i7-2600K

3.4 GHz | 4-core

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Intel Intel Core i7 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i7-2600K Processor

Buy for 148.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 626 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G6400 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 G6400 is 3399 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2600K.

Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400

  • Performs up to 1% better in HITMAN 3 than Core i7-2600K - 192 vs 190 FPS
  • Up to 48% cheaper than Core i7-2600K - €78.0 vs €148.88
  • Up to 47% better value when playing HITMAN 3 than Core i7-2600K - €0.41 vs €0.78 per 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
This is a free version of HITMAN 3.
HITMAN 3

HITMAN 3

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


FPS

192

100%

Value, €/FPS

€0.41/FPS

100%

Price, €

€78

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 processor 4 GHz 4 MB Smart Cache Box

Buy for 78 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 626 minutes ago

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

190

98%

Value, €/FPS

€0.78/FPS

52%

Price, €

€148.88

52%

Intel Intel Core i7 2nd generation Intel® Core(TM) i7-2600K Processor

Buy for 148.88 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 626 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo
Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020


Single-Core

805

100%

Multi-Core

1669

71%

Intel Core i7-2600K Logo
Core i7-2600K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

668

82%

Multi-Core

2320

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G6400 Logo

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

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Intel Core i7-2600K Logo

Intel Core i7-2600K

Apr 30th, 2020
Release DateJan 9th, 2011
Pentium GoldCollectionCore i7
Comet LakeCodenameSandy Bridge
Intel Socket 1200SocketIntel Socket 1155
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
4
4Threads
8
4.0 GHz
Base Clock Speed3.4 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed3.8 GHz
58 W
TDP95 W
14 nm
Process Size32 nm
40.0x
Multiplier34.0x
UHD Graphics 610Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 3000
NoOverclockable
Yes

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