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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6850K 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 i7-6850K is 1750 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6850K
- Performs up to 8% better in World of Warcraft than Pentium Gold G6405 - 179 vs 166 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i7-6850K - $88.2 vs $115.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i7-6850K - $0.53 vs $0.64 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-6850K - 58 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6850K doesn't have integrated graphics
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Intel Boxed Core i7-6850K Processor (15M Cache, up to 3.80 GHz) FC-LGA14A 3.6 6 BX80671I76850K
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
166
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$88.2
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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Updated 13582 minutes ago
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Core i7-6850K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6850K | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Broadwell E | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 36.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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