Key Differences
In short — Core i5-2500S outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500S is 367 days newer than Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500S
- Performs up to 4% better in Far Cry 5 than Pentium G6950 - 187 vs 180 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
Far Cry 5
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2500S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2500S | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
