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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6900K 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 i7-6900K is 1458 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-6900K - $30.0 vs $120.0
- Up to 54% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-6900K - $0.32 vs $0.69 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6900K - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6900K doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6900K
- Performs up to 88% better in Diablo IV than Pentium G640 - 175 vs 93 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 16 vs 2 threads
Diablo IV
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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 i7-6900K Processor (20MB Cache, up to 3.70 GHz) FC-LGA 2011-v3,BX80671I76900K
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Core i7-6900K
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G640 | vs | Intel Core i7-6900K |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 3rd, 2012 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
65 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 28.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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