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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G6405 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2550K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G6405 is 3333 days newer than the more expensive Core i5-2550K.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Performs up to 6% better in Starfield than Core i5-2550K - 50 vs 47 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $88.2 vs $99.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-2550K - $1.76 vs $2.11 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 58 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
Starfield
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1920 x 1080
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Ultra
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
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$1.76/FPS
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Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30th, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 34.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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