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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 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 i5-11600 and the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 8% better in Fortnite than Pentium Gold G6405 - 236 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 37% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $88.2 vs $140.0
- Up to 32% better value when playing Fortnite than Core i5-11600 - $0.4 vs $0.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
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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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
218
92%
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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11600 | 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 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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