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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400F 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 Core i5-10400F is 320 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400F
- Performs up to 4% better in Fortnite than Pentium Gold G6405 - 227 vs 218 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 12% cheaper than Core i5-10400F - $88.2 vs $99.95
- Up to 9% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-10400F - $0.4 vs $0.44 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-10400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-10400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
227
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.44/FPS
90%
Price, $
$99.95
88%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-10400F (Base Clock: 2.90 GHz; Socket: LGA1200; 65 Watt) Box
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
218
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/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
Epic
Core i5-10400F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-10400F | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-10400F or Pentium Gold G6405
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
48 FPS
$12.71/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$17.98/FPS
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Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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82 FPS
$11.6/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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60 FPS
$15.04/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$902.42
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39 FPS
$19.72/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$769
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61 FPS
$12.22/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$745.19
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39 FPS
$19.1/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-10400F
8 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$745
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60 FPS
$21.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,299.99
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82 FPS
$19.13/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-10400F
64 GB, 4 TB SSD
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$1,569
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55 FPS
$16.91/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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