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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2550K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G6950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-2550K is 753 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2550K
- Performs up to 7% better in World of Warcraft than Pentium G6950 - 161 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 62% cheaper than Core i5-2550K - $27.41 vs $72.39
- Up to 60% better value when playing World of Warcraft than Core i5-2550K - $0.2 vs $0.5 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-2550K - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-2550K doesn't have integrated graphics
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BX80623I52550K Intel Core i5 Quad-core i5-2550K 3.4GHz Desktop Processor BX80623I52550K
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
151
93%
Value, €/FPS
€0.2/FPS
100%
Price, €
€30.43
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i5-2550K
Desktop • Jan 30th, 2012
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2550K | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 30th, 2012 | 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 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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