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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2300 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 Core i5-2300 is 367 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 16% cheaper than Core i5-2300 - $27.73 vs $32.9
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-2300 - 73 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2300
- Performs up to 3% better in New World than Pentium G6950 - 99 vs 96 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
New World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very 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
Very High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-2300
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
63.52941176470588%
Multi-Core
517
34.697986577181204%
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i5-2300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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