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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11600 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6400 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-11600 is 320 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 42% cheaper than Core i5-11600 - $73.66 vs $126.0
- Up to 17% better value when playing Starfield than Core i5-11600 - $1.5 vs $1.8 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600 - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-11600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600
- Performs up to 43% better in Starfield than Pentium Gold G6400 - 70 vs 49 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
49
70%
Value, $/FPS
$1.5/FPS
100%
Price, $
$73.66
100%
Value Winner
Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400
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Intel® Core™ i5-11600 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.8 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-11600
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | Intel Core i5-11600 |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Mar 16th, 2021 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Rocket Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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