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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900KF 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 i9-10900KF is 320 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900KF
- Performs up to 14% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium Gold G6405 - 119 vs 104 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 66% cheaper than Core i9-10900KF - $88.2 vs $260.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing Alan Wake 2 than Core i9-10900KF - $0.85 vs $2.18 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900KF - 58 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900KF doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-10900KF Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.3 GHz Unlocked Without Processor Graphics LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series chipset) 125W
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
104
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.85/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
High
Core i9-10900KF
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900KF | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 5.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 37.0x | Multiplier | 41.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10900KF or Pentium Gold G6405
Alan Wake 2, 1920 x 1080, High
83 FPS
$24.7/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$39.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$32.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
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45 FPS
$144.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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67 FPS
$38.63/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
64 GB, 2 TB HDD
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$73.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$21.54/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$29.85/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10900KF
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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