The Core i5-6600 is a clear winner – it's a much faster gaming CPU than the Pentium Gold G6405 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $47.99 cheaper!
Advantages of the Core i5-6600
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 51% cheaper – $47.00 vs $94.99
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 40% less energy – 35 vs 58 Watts
Advantages of the Pentium Gold G6405
The Core i5-6600 is better in every way
Core i5-6600 vs Pentium Gold G6405
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium Gold G6405
Mar 16th, 2021
Average FPS
120
85%
Min 1% FPS
64
91%
Price, $
$94.99
49%
Value, $/FPS
$0.79/FPS
42%
Core i5-6600 vs Pentium Gold G6405 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Core i5-6600 vs Pentium Gold G6405 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Core i5-6600 vs Pentium Gold G6405 in core CPU performance specifications
Core i5-6600
Jul 1st, 2015
Cores
4-core
100%
L3 Cache
6 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
80%
Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2133 MHz
80%
Pentium Gold G6405
Mar 16th, 2021
Cores
2-core
50%
L3 Cache
4 MB
67%
Base Frequency
4.1 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Core i5-6600 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Pentium Gold G6405 |
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General | ||
Jul 1st, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
$224.00 | MSRP | $64.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake-R |
35 W | Power Consumption | 58 W |
Performance | ||
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 4 |
3.3 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.1 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Frequency | Non-Turbo |
6 MB | L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Other Features | ||
DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, DDR4 @ 2133 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
No | Overclockable | No |