Key Differences
In short — FX-8350 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 FX-8350 is 1020 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 80% cheaper than FX-8350 - $27.41 vs $135.27
- Up to 79% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than FX-8350 - $0.41 vs $1.95 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than AMD FX-8350 - 73 vs 125 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD FX-8350 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD FX-8350
- Performs up to 3% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G6950 - 77 vs 75 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
75
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.41/FPS
100%
Price, €
€30.43
100%
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
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Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | AMD FX-8350 |
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Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
Pentium | Collection | FX |
Clarkdale | Codename | Vishera |
Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 8 |
2 | Threads | 8 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 125 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 20.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
No | Overclockable | Yes |