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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-12100F outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-12100F is 315 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-12100F
- Performs up to 42% better in Dirt 5 than Pentium Gold G6405 - 222 vs 156 FPS
- Up to 25% better value when playing Dirt 5 than Pentium Gold G6405 - $0.43 vs $0.57 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 7% cheaper than Core i3-12100F - $88.2 vs $94.98
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i3-12100F doesn't have integrated graphics
Dirt 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
222
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.43/FPS
100%
Price, $
$94.98
92%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ 12th Gen i3-12100F desktop processor, featuring PCIe Gen 5.0 & 4.0 support, DDR5 and DDR4 support. Discrete graphics required.
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Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i3-12100F
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-12100F | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 25th, 2022 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Alder Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1700 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 58 W | TDP | 58 W |
10 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i3-12100F or Pentium Gold G6405
Dirt 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
83 FPS
$9.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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43 FPS
$21.18/FPS
GeForce 210
Core i3-12100F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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