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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1124 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 7% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Pentium G640 - 291 vs 273 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $30.0 vs $70.74
- Up to 54% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-6600 - $0.11 vs $0.24 per FPS
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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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 i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | 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 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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