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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-7940X outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium Gold G6405 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-7940X is 1292 days older than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 78% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $84.51 vs $385.0
- Up to 77% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Core i9-7940X - $0.4 vs $1.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 65% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 58 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Pentium Gold G6405 - 217 vs 213 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 28 vs 4 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
FPS
213
98%
Value, $/FPS
$0.4/FPS
100%
Price, $
$84.51
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i9 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 4 | Threads | 28 |
4.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
41.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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