Intel’s 2020 introduction of its LGA1200 desktop platform has been an interesting entry for PC builders and upgraders to weigh. The 10th Generation of Intel desktop processors delivered increased performance over the outgoing LGA1151 platform, pushing chips like the Core i9-10900K to prominence, with 10 cores and turbo speeds in excess of 5GHz. But not everyone needs a jet-fuel CPU, and 10th Generation Intel, soon to be augmented by 11th Generation “Rocket Lake” chips, runs all the way down to humdrum Celerons, and the Pentium Gold G6400, a quiet bargain at around $65.
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