Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-3240 outperforms the more expensive Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-3240 is 970 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3240
- Performs up to 4% better in Minecraft than Pentium G6950 - 612 vs 587 FPS
- Up to 14% cheaper than Pentium G6950 - $29.98 vs $34.71
- Up to 29% better value when playing Minecraft than Pentium G6950 - $0.05 vs $0.07 per FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Pentium G6950 - 55 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
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Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
FPS
612
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.05/FPS
100%
Price, €
€33.28
100%
FPS and Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i3-3240 |
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Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
Clarkdale | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
73 W | TDP | 55 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
No | Overclockable | No |