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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 i5-11500 and the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 4% better in Stray than Pentium Gold G6405 - 187 vs 180 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 52% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $88.2 vs $184.0
- Up to 50% better value when playing Stray than Core i5-11500 - $0.49 vs $0.98 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-11500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
180
96%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/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
High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Pentium Gold G6405
Stray, 1920 x 1080, High
76 FPS
$15.25/FPS
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$15.51/FPS
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16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$16.96/FPS
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Core i5-11500
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