Key Differences
In short — Xeon E5-2420 outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Xeon E5-2420 is 858 days newer than Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Xeon E5-2420
- Performs up to 1% better in New World than Pentium G6950 - 97 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Xeon E5-2420 - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Xeon E5-2420 doesn't have integrated graphics
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Xeon E5-2420
Server/Workstation • May 14th, 2012
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Xeon E5-2420 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
May 14th, 2012 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Xeon E5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge-EN | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1356 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Server | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 1.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 2.4 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 19.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
