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In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium Gold G6405 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-990X on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium Gold G6405 is 3673 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-990X.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 12 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Performs up to 2% better in Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-990X - 186 vs 183 FPS
- Up to 53% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $84.5 vs $178.02
- Up to 54% better value when playing Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition than Core i7-990X - $0.45 vs $0.97 per FPS
- Consumes up to 55% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 58 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
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Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
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186
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$0.45/FPS
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$84.5
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Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Gulftown | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 26.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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