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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $174
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MSRP in USD: $174
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12400F outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-12400F is 294 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 33% cheaper than Core i5-12400F - $75.34 vs $111.99
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400F - 58 vs 65 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-12400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12400F
- Performs up to 15% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium Gold G6405 - 93 vs 81 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 12 vs 4 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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Intel Core i5-12400F Alder Lake CPU LGA 1700 2.5 GHz 6-Core 65W 18MB Cache Desktop Processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12400F
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
848
38.703788224555%
Multi-Core
1760
19.753086419753085%
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 | vs | Intel Core i5-12400F |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 4th, 2022 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 4 | Threads | 12 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium Gold G6405 or Core i5-12400F
Hogwarts Legacy, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
55 FPS
$24.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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55 FPS
$14.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$799
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55 FPS
$15.62/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$859
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48 FPS
$20.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$999.99
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37 FPS
$19.07/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$705.59
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48 FPS
$21.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$1,047.99
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37 FPS
$26.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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$989
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64 FPS
$15.61/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$999
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76 FPS
$21.1/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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55 FPS
$22.05/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i5-12400F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,212.95
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