Key Differences
In short — Core i5-6600 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 Core i5-6600 is 2002 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 47% cheaper than Core i5-6600 - $27.41 vs $51.72
- Up to 42% better value when playing Saints Row than Core i5-6600 - $0.21 vs $0.36 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-6600
- Performs up to 10% better in Saints Row than Pentium G6950 - 159 vs 144 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Pentium G6950 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
144
90%
Value, €/FPS
€0.21/FPS
100%
Price, €
€30.43
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Desktop • Jul 2nd, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i5-6600 |
---|---|---|
Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 2nd, 2015 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
Clarkdale | Codename | Skylake |
Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 27.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 530 |
No | Overclockable | No |