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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-9900K is 2329 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 2% better in Control than Pentium G640 - 203 vs 199 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $30.0 vs $403.0
- Up to 92% better value when playing Control than Core i9-9900K - $0.15 vs $1.99 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 65 vs 95 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-9900K or Pentium G640
Control, 1920 x 1080, High
111 FPS
$42.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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77 FPS
$50.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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89 FPS
$44.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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