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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 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 i7-6700 is 1123 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $30.0 vs $129.0
- Up to 73% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-6700 - $0.33 vs $1.23 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 17% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Pentium G640 - 105 vs 90 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 8 vs 2 threads
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium Dual-Core Processor G640 2.8 GHz 3 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623G640
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Intel Boxed Core I7-6700 FC-LGA14C 3.40 GHz 8 M Processor Cache 4 LGA 1151 BX80662I76700
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G640 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G640 or Core i7-6700
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
48 FPS
$16.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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45 FPS
$17.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
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16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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