Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500 outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500 is 367 days newer than Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500
- Performs up to 4% better in Alan Wake 2 than Pentium G6950 - 100 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500 - 73 vs 95 Watts
Alan Wake 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i5-2500
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
55.00848896434635%
Multi-Core
517
30.501474926253685%
Intel Core i5-2500 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
33.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
