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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8500 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6405 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-8500 is 1126 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8500
- Performs up to 5% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium Gold G6405 - 167 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 6 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i5-8500 - $99.98 vs $167.03
- Up to 37% better value when playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Core i5-8500 - $0.63 vs $1.0 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-8500 - 58 vs 65 Watts
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Intel® Core™ i5-8500 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.1GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
159
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.63/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.98
100%
Value Winner
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 i5-8500
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8500 | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 65 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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