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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 1700X 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 7 1700X is 2611 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 81% cheaper than Ryzen 7 1700X - $27.73 vs $142.59
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 1700X - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 1700X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
- Performs up to 1600% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G6950 - 17 vs 1 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 16 vs 2 threads
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 7 1700X
Desktop • Mar 2nd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
29.77941176470588%
Multi-Core
517
9.275206315034087%
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 1700X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Mar 2nd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Summit Ridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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