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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-950 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 i7-950 is 219 days older than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-950
- Performs up to 1% better in Baldur's Gate 3 than Pentium G6950 - 109 vs 108 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-950 - $27.41 vs $73.12
- Up to 62% better value when playing Baldur's Gate 3 than Core i7-950 - $0.28 vs $0.74 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-950 - 73 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-950 doesn't have integrated graphics
Baldur's Gate 3
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-950 3.06 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1366 Processor
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
108
99%
Value, €/FPS
€0.28/FPS
100%
Price, €
€30.43
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Updated 34 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-950
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2009
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-950 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2nd, 2009 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Bloomfield | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 45 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
23.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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