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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X 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 i7-6950X is 1750 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 25% better in The Callisto Protocol than Pentium Gold G6405 - 111 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 20 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $99.95 vs $449.0
- Up to 72% better value when playing The Callisto Protocol than Core i7-6950X - $1.12 vs $4.05 per FPS
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 58 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
The Callisto Protocol
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
89
80%
Value, $/FPS
$1.12/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.95
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 i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | 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 |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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