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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 5 3600X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 3600X is 3468 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 80% cheaper than Ryzen 5 3600X - $27.41 vs $138.93
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD Ryzen 5 3600X - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
- Performs up to 8% better in Halo Infinite than Pentium G6950 - 163 vs 151 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 12 vs 2 threads
Halo Infinite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 5 3600X
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
19.732034104750305%
Multi-Core
517
7.385714285714286%
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 38.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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