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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-6600 is 1124 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 61% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $30.75 vs $79.0
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 12% better in Valorant than Pentium G640 - 763 vs 683 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 4 vs 2 threads
Valorant
Resolution
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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Intel Boxed Core I5-6600 FC-LGA14C 3.30 Ghz 6 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I56600
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Core i5-6600
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Single-Core
444
34.52566096423017%
Multi-Core
750
21.114864864864867%
Intel Pentium G640 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
28.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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