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Pentium Gold G6400 vs Core i5-11600K

Pentium Gold G6400 vs Core i5-11600K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Intel Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for $72.85 on Amazon

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K

3.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $175 on Amazon

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Intel Pentium Gold G6400

4.0 GHz | 2-core

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for $72.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75697 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Intel Core i5-11600K

3.9 GHz | 6-core

Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75698 minutes ago

Availability

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Availability

Intel® Core™ i5-11600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.9 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-11600K outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-11600K is 320 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.

Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400

Up to 58% cheaper than Core i5-11600K - $72.85 vs $175.0
Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i5-11600K - 58 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Intel Core i5-11600K

Performs up to 5% better in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 239 vs 227 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 12 vs 4 threads

This is a free version of Tom Clancy’s The Division 2.

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Tom Clancy’s The Division 2

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

FPS

227

94.97907949790795%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$72.85

100%

Intel PENTIUM Gold G6400 Processor 4.0GHZ 2NUCLEOS 4THREADS 4MB Cache Graphics UHD 610 LGA 1200 BX80701G6400

Buy for $72.85 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75697 minutes ago

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

FPS

239

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$175

41%

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

Buy for $175 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 75698 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

266

FPS

91

FPS

League of Legends

League of Legends

148

FPS

115

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Grand Theft Auto V

473

FPS

282

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2

291

FPS

264

FPS

Apex Legends

Apex Legends

871

FPS

714

FPS

Valorant

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Pentium Gold G6400

Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020

Single-Core

805

36.8252516010979%

Multi-Core

1669

19.454481874344328%

Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021

Single-Core

2186

100%

Multi-Core

8579

100%

Intel Pentium Gold G6400	vs	Intel Core i5-11600K
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	3.9 GHz
Non-Turbo	Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz
58 W	TDP	125 W
14 nm	Process Size	14 nm
40.0x	Multiplier	39.0x
UHD Graphics 610	Integrated Graphics	UHD Graphics 750
No	Overclockable	Yes

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