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Core i5-6500 vs Pentium Gold G6400

Core i5-6500 vs Pentium Gold G6400: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6500

3.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6

Buy for $39.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74602 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for $72.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74600 minutes ago

FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-6500

3.2 GHz | 4-core

Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6

Buy for $39.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74602 minutes ago

vs

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for $72.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74600 minutes ago

Availability

Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6

Availability

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6500 is 1764 days older than the more expensive Pentium Gold G6400.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500

Performs up to 4% better in Overwatch 2 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 341 vs 328 FPS
Up to 46% cheaper than Pentium Gold G6400 - $39.51 vs $72.85

Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 58 vs 65 Watts

This is a free version of Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2

Overwatch 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

FPS

341

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$39.51

100%

FPS Winner

Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6

Buy for $39.51 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74602 minutes ago

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

328

96.18768328445748%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$72.85

54%

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for $72.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 74600 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Epic

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

135

FPS

91

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

124

FPS

115

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

333

FPS

282

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

273

FPS

264

FPS

Apex Legends

Apex Legends

751

FPS

714

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015

Single-Core

1177

100%

Multi-Core

3217

100%

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

805

68.39422259983007%

Multi-Core

1669

51.88063413117811%

Intel Core i5-6500	vs	Intel Pentium Gold G6400
Jul 2nd, 2015	Release Date	Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5	Collection	Pentium Gold
Skylake	Codename	Comet Lake
Intel Socket 1151	Socket	Intel Socket 1200
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
4	Cores	2
4	Threads	4
3.2 GHz	Base Clock Speed	4.0 GHz
3.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
65 W	TDP	58 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
32.0x	Multiplier	40.0x
HD Graphics 530	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 610
No	Overclockable	No

Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Pentium Gold G6400

Overwatch 2, 1920 x 1080, Epic

Periphio Vortex Prebuilt Gaming PC Image

Periphio Vortex Prebuilt Gaming PC

53 FPS

$15.7/FPS

GeForce RTX 3050

Core i5-6500

16 GB, N/A Storage

Buy on Amazon

$831.99

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