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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 1750 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 3% better in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Pentium Gold G6405 - 202 vs 196 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 26% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $88.2 vs $120.0
- Up to 24% better value when playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II than Core i7-6900K - $0.45 vs $0.59 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 58 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Boxed Core i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
196
97%
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
Extreme
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6900K | 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 |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.2 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 32.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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