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Pentium G6950 vs Ryzen 5 5600X

Pentium G6950 vs Ryzen 5 5600X: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Availability

MSRP $87

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MSRP $299

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Key Differences

In short — Ryzen 5 5600X outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Ryzen 5 5600X is 3955 days newer than Pentium G6950.

Advantages of Pentium G6950

  • Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 5600X doesn't have integrated graphics

Advantages of Ryzen 5 5600X

  • Performs up to 11% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium G6950 - 178 vs 161 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 - 12 vs 2 threads
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Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Pentium G6950 Logo
Pentium G6950

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

161

90%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


FPS

178

100%

Value, £/FPS

Price, £

FPS Winner

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Pentium G6950 Logo
Pentium G6950

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G6950 Logo
Pentium G6950

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

324

15%

Multi-Core

517

6%

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo
Ryzen 5 5600X

Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020


Single-Core

2092

100%

Multi-Core

8659

100%

Intel Pentium G6950 Logo

Pentium G6950

vs
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Logo

Ryzen 5 5600X

Jan 7th, 2010Release Date
Nov 5th, 2020
PentiumCollectionRyzen 5
ClarkdaleCodenameVermeer
Intel Socket 1156SocketAMD Socket AM4
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
6
2Threads
12
2.8 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.7 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed4.6 GHz
73 WTDP
65 W
32 nmProcess Size
7 nm
21.0xMultiplier
37.0x
Intel HD
Integrated GraphicsNone
NoOverclockable
Yes

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