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In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 972 days older than Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 8% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 112 vs 104 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 28 vs 4 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 58 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
FPS
112
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$292.83
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Single-Core
805
58.75912408759124%
Multi-Core
1669
16.819510228761462%
Intel Core i9-7940X | vs | Intel Pentium Gold G6400 |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1st, 2017 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium Gold |
| Skylake | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 2066 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
14 | Cores | 2 |
28 | Threads | 4 |
| 3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 165 W | TDP | 58 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 31.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 610 |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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