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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1124 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 81% better in Diablo IV than Pentium G640 - 168 vs 93 FPS
- Up to 25% better value when playing Diablo IV than Pentium G640 - $0.24 vs $0.32 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 24% cheaper than Core i5-6500 - $30.0 vs $39.5
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
168
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
75%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | 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 |
3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
32.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Pentium G640
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
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GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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Core i5-6500
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