Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700 outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-8700 is 2916 days newer than Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-8700 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700
- Performs up to 74% better in Counter-Strike 2 than Pentium G6950 - 379 vs 218 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
Counter-Strike 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-8700
Desktop • Jan 1st, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 1st, 2018 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.6 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
