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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-540 outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i3-540 and Pentium G6950 have been released at the same time.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-540
- Performs up to 1% better in Saints Row than Pentium G6950 - 145 vs 144 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Saints Row
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core I3-540
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i3-540
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
79.41176470588235%
Multi-Core
517
61.47443519619501%
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i3-540 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 23.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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