Key Differences
In short — Core i5-661 outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-661 and Pentium G6950 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-661
- Performs up to 1% better in Rocket League than Pentium G6950 - 674 vs 668 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-661 - 73 vs 87 Watts
Rocket League
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High Quality
Core i5-661
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
66.39344262295081%
Multi-Core
517
55.65123789020452%
Intel Core i5-661 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 87 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
