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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-870 outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-870 is 121 days older than Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than Pentium G6950 - 602 vs 587 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
602
100%
Value, £/FPS
£0.5/FPS
100%
Price, £
£299.99
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel i7-870 Quad Core Processor - 2.93 GHz, 8MB Cache, 2.5 GT/sec, Socket 1156, 45 nm,3 Year Warranty, Retail Boxed
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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