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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-10900X 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 i9-10900X is 514 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10900X
- Performs up to 10% better in Watch Dogs: Legion than Pentium Gold G6405 - 145 vs 132 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 84% cheaper than Core i9-10900X - $99.97 vs $615.0
- Up to 82% better value when playing Watch Dogs: Legion than Core i9-10900X - $0.76 vs $4.24 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-10900X - 58 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-10900X doesn't have integrated graphics
Watch Dogs: Legion
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i9-10900X Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 4.7GHz Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W (BX8069510900X)
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
132
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.76/FPS
100%
Price, $
$99.97
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 i9-10900X
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2019
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10900X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6405 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2019 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Core i9 Extreme | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Cascade Lake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 4.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 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 i9-10900X or Pentium Gold G6405
Watch Dogs: Legion, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
145 FPS
$40/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Core i9-10900X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 5 TB HDD
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