Intel Pentium 6805 vs Intel Core i5-2400

Processor comparisons 28-06-2021

   If you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision by looking at the Intel Pentium 6805 vs Intel Core i5-2400 tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for streaming, rendering, programming, machine learning, video editing. Here is all information from real streaming and video editing tests or several benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as PCMark 10, UserBenchmark, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, Handbrake, AIDA64, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), PassMark, WPrime, 3DMark, Blender, Prime95, SuperPi, Furmark, RealBench, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, 7zip.
   Gaming performance of processors in:

Red Dead Redemption 2
Last Man Standing
DOOM: Eternal
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Grand Theft Auto V
Apex Legends
Fortnite
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Valorant
Borderlands 3
Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Overwatch
Fallout 76
Death Stranding
Cyberpunk 2077
Halo Infinite
Assassin's Creed Valhalla

After looking at the data of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming Intel Core i5-2400 or Intel Pentium 6805.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Pentium 6805

50%

Core i5-2400

51%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Core i5-2400 is 1% better than Pentium 6805. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Pentium 6805

51%

Core i5-2400

51%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, Control, Hitman 3, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	90.2	90.5
Valorant	102.5	102.9
Cyberpunk 2077	57.4	57.6
Apex Legends	96.3	96.7
Call of Duty Warzone	76.9	77.2
Overwatch	83.0	83.3
Red Dead Redemption 2	70.7	71.0
DOOM Eternal	51.2	51.4
Warzone	79.9	80.2
Assassin's Creed	86.1	86.4
Valheim	85.0	85.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Pentium 6805

190%

Core i5-2400

26%

To make a finishing choice on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the Pentium 6805 is more energy efficient than the Core i5-2400 since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 95W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Intel Pentium 6805	Intel Core i5-2400
Cinbench 15 Single-core	61	104
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	218	378
Cinbench 20 Single-core	136	267
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	442	941
Cinbench 23 Single-core	338	635
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	1239	2350

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium 6805	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	29033	1589
Multi-Core	2506	3799

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Intel Pentium 6805	Intel Core i5-2400
Single-Core	858	756
Multi-Core	2129	2483

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Intel Pentium 6805	Intel Core i5-2400
Announcement date	October 01, 2010	October 01, 2010
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	FCBGA1526	LGA1155
Core name	Ice Lake	Sandy Bridge
Architecture	x86	x86
Generation	5	2
Turbo Frequency	3 MHz	3.4 MHz
Frequency	1.1 MHz	3.1 MHz
Cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Bus rate		5 GT/s
Bit	64	64
Lithography	10 nm	32 nm
Transistors count	22 millions	2480 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	95 W
Memory type	DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733	DDR3 1066/1333
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency
Memory bandwidth		21 GB/s
L1 cache
L2 cache
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Core i5-2400 is 64% better than Pentium 6805 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Core i5-2400 has 2 more core than Pentium 6805. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Intel Pentium 6805 is better: 6
The number of parameters for which Intel Core i5-2400 is better: 28
Although it should be understood that all the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Intel Pentium 6805 and Intel Core i5-2400 before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Intel Pentium 6805 - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Intel Pentium 6805 specs and review.

• Intel Core i5-2400 specs and review.