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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6400 is 1124 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6400
- Performs up to 38% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium G640 - 324 vs 234 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-6400 - $30.0 vs $67.64
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Intel Boxed Core I5-6400 FC-LGA14C 2.70 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-6400
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6400 | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Skylake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6400 or Pentium G640
Counter-Strike 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
110 FPS
$3.41/FPS
GeForce GTX 1070
Core i5-6400
16 GB, N/A Storage
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