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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700K 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 i7-10700K is 320 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700K
- Performs up to 12% better in Far Cry 5 than Pentium Gold G6405 - 218 vs 194 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 16 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i7-10700K - $88.2 vs $230.0
- Up to 58% better value when playing Far Cry 5 than Core i7-10700K - $0.45 vs $1.06 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-10700K - 58 vs 125 Watts
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-10700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.1 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 125W (BX8070110700K)
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
194
88%
Value, $/FPS
$0.45/FPS
100%
Price, $
$88.2
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 i7-10700K
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 5.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 38.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700K or Pentium Gold G6405
Far Cry 5, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
93 FPS
$24.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER Mobile
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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117 FPS
$14.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
8 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,699
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95 FPS
$14.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,399
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144 FPS
$24.15/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$3,477.88
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134 FPS
$14.92/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 500 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,999
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134 FPS
$18.37/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$2,460.95
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117 FPS
$14.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$1,699.99
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144 FPS
$18.71/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-10700K
16 GB, N/A Storage
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