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In short — Core i5-11600K 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 i5-11600K is 3208 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $30.0 vs $179.99
- Up to 81% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-11600K - $0.12 vs $0.62 per FPS
- Consumes up to 48% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 65 vs 125 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K
- Performs up to 14% better in Apex Legends than Pentium G640 - 291 vs 255 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 12 vs 2 threads
Apex Legends
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
291
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.62/FPS
19%
Price, $
$179.99
16%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Core i5-11600K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G640 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 39.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 750 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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