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In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 3208 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 16% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium G640 - 179 vs 154 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $30.0 vs $140.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-11600 - $0.19 vs $0.78 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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