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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-6600 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 i5-6600 is 2084 days older than the more expensive Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 3% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium Gold G6405 - 115 vs 112 FPS
- Up to 10% cheaper than Pentium Gold G6405 - $79.0 vs $88.2
- Up to 13% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium Gold G6405 - $0.69 vs $0.79 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-6600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
FPS
115
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.69/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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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
Ultra
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-6600 | 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 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 27.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| UHD Graphics 530 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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