Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G6405 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G6405 is 3431 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 8 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Performs up to 1% better in Apex Legends than Core i7-2700K - 265 vs 262 FPS
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - $88.2 vs $89.0
- Up to 3% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-2700K - $0.33 vs $0.34 per FPS
- Consumes up to 39% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 58 vs 95 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
265
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
100%
Price, $
$88.2
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2700K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
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Oct 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
Sandy Bridge | Codename | Comet Lake |
Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 4 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
95 W | TDP | 58 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |