The Pentium G6950 is at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i9-9900, however, it's a much better value for money, as it's $567.10 cheaper!
Advantages of the Pentium G6950
- Up to 94% cheaper – $34.17 vs $601.27
- A much better value for money for gaming
Advantages of the Core i9-9900
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- Consumes up to 11% less energy – 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 2 threads
Pentium G6950 vs Core i9-9900 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010
Average FPS
164
86%
Min 1% FPS
111
88%
Price, €
€34.17
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.2/FPS
100%
Core i9-9900
Apr 23rd, 2019
Average FPS
190
100%
Min 1% FPS
126
100%
Price, €
€601.27
5%
Value, €/FPS
€3.16/FPS
6%
Pentium G6950 vs Core i9-9900 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Pentium G6950 vs Core i9-9900 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium G6950 vs Core i9-9900 in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010
Cores
2-core
25%
L3 Cache
3 MB
19%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
90%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1066 MHz
40%
Core i9-9900
Apr 23rd, 2019
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium G6950 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i9-9900 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 23rd, 2019 |
$87.00 | MSRP | $423.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| 73 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 5.0 GHz |
| 3 MB | L3 Cache | 16 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 1066 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
