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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5900X 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 Ryzen 9 5900X is 131 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
- Performs up to 74% better in The Callisto Protocol than Pentium Gold G6405 - 155 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 24 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 66% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5900X - $88.2 vs $261.99
- Up to 41% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Ryzen 9 5900X - $0.99 vs $1.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 45% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 58 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5900X doesn't have integrated graphics
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-core, 24-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
89
57%
Value, $/FPS
$0.99/FPS
100%
Price, $
$88.2
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 9 5900X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Ryzen 9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Vermeer | Codename | Comet Lake |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
12 | Cores | 2 |
24 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 105 W | TDP | 58 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 9 5900X or Pentium Gold G6405
The Callisto Protocol, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
94 FPS
$22.43/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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96 FPS
$33.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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48 FPS
$34.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 500 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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96 FPS
$26.33/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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70 FPS
$32.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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70 FPS
$24.29/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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96 FPS
$30.2/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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61 FPS
$25.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5900X
16 GB, 480 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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87 FPS
$24.14/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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96 FPS
$15.17/FPS
Radeon RX 7800 XT
Ryzen 9 5900X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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