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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 1600X 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 Ryzen 5 1600X is 2651 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 70% cheaper than Ryzen 5 1600X - $27.41 vs $91.4
- Up to 70% better value when playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Ryzen 5 1600X - $0.14 vs $0.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 1600X - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 1600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
- Performs up to 2% better in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order than Pentium G6950 - 215 vs 210 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 12 vs 2 threads
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
210
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.14/FPS
100%
Price, €
€30.43
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
FPS
215
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.47/FPS
29%
Price, €
€101.45
29%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X Processor (YD160XBCAEWOF)
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In Stock
Updated 152 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 5 1600X
Desktop • Apr 11th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 11th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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