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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-4790K outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-4790K is 1575 days newer than Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i7-4790K - 73 vs 88 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-4790K
- Performs up to 18% better in Far Cry 3 than Pentium G6950 - 142 vs 120 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Far Cry 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
142
100%
Value, CA$/FPS
CA$1.76/FPS
100%
Price, CA$
CA$250.34
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, Upto 4.4 GHz) FC-LGA12C
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-4790K
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i7-4790K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 88 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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