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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6500 outperforms the more expensive Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-6500 is 2084 days older than the more expensive Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6500
- Performs up to 3% better in Elden Ring than Pentium Gold G6405 - 119 vs 115 FPS
- Up to 55% cheaper than Pentium Gold G6405 - $39.5 vs $88.2
- Up to 57% better value when playing Elden Ring than Pentium Gold G6405 - $0.33 vs $0.77 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-6500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Elden Ring
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$39.5
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel CPU Core i5-6500 3.20GHz Quad-Core Socket LGA1151 Processor SR2L6
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Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Maximum
Core i5-6500
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2nd, 2015 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| 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 | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| HD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-6500 or Pentium Gold G6405
Elden Ring, 1920 x 1080, Maximum
44 FPS
$16.59/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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31 FPS
$20.97/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-6500
16 GB, N/A Storage
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