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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-12400 outperforms the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-12400 is 294 days newer than the cheaper Pentium Gold G6405.
Advantages of Pentium Gold G6405
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i5-12400 - $89.00 vs $129.99
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Core i5-12400 - 58 vs 65 Watts
Advantages of Core i5-12400
- Performs up to 600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium Gold G6405 - 56 vs 8 FPS
- Up to 79% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Pentium Gold G6405 - $2.32 vs $11.12 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6405 - 12 vs 4 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Pentium Gold G6405 4.1GHz 4MB Desktop Processor Boxed
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Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
FPS
56
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.32/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129.99
68%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-12400 Desktop Processor 18M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz
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Resolution
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Game Graphics
High
Pentium Gold G6405
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Core i5-12400
Desktop • Jan 4th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium Gold G6405 | vs | Core i5-12400 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | UHD Graphics 730 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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