Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600 outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-2600 is 367 days newer than Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 73 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Performs up to 2% better in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt than Pentium G6950 - 156 vs 153 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra+
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i7-2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
