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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $333
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-9700F 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 i7-9700F is 373 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Up to 73% cheaper than Core i7-9700F - $73.66 vs $273.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-9700F - $0.66 vs $2.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i7-9700F - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-9700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-9700F
- Performs up to 5% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium Gold G6400 - 118 vs 112 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 8 vs 4 threads
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
112
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.66/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 i7-9700F Desktop Processor 8 Core 3 GHz speed (Up to 4.7 GHz) Without Processor Graphics LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I79700F)
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-9700F
Desktop • Apr 23rd, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-9700F |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G6400 or Core i7-9700F
Baldur's Gate 3, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
40 FPS
$32.5/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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44 FPS
$36.36/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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44 FPS
$34.05/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i7-9700F
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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