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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-5960X 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 i7-5960X is 2388 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 6% better in Valorant than Pentium Gold G6405 - 761 vs 719 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 45% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $88.98 vs $160.99
- Up to 43% better value when playing Valorant than Core i7-5960X - $0.12 vs $0.21 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 58 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Valorant
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1920 x 1080
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High
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
719
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$88.98
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Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-5960X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Haswell E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 22 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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