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In short — Core i7-5960X 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 i7-5960X is 2388 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i7-5960X - $82.0 vs $235.05
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-5960X - 58 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-5960X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-5960X
- Performs up to 4% better in Elden Ring than Pentium Gold G6405 - 120 vs 115 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 16 vs 4 threads
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Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-5960X Octa-core (8 Core) 3 GHz Processor - Socket LGA 2011-v3Retail Pack
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Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i7-5960X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Single-Core
848
66.56200941915228%
Multi-Core
1760
23.81919068886182%
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 | vs | Intel Core i7-5960X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2014 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Haswell E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 4 | Threads | 16 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 140 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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