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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G6950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 7 5800X is 3955 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
- Performs up to 22% better in Sons Of The Forest than Pentium G6950 - 109 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 76% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X - $47.48 vs $199.99
- Up to 71% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Ryzen 7 5800X - $0.53 vs $1.83 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X - 73 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-core, 16-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
89
81%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Ryzen 7 5800X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 5th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Ryzen 7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Vermeer | Codename | Clarkdale |
| AMD Socket AM4 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 105 W | TDP | 73 W |
7 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
38.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Ryzen 7 5800X or Pentium G6950
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
74 FPS
$23.65/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,749.98
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74 FPS
$14.86/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,099.99
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74 FPS
$18.91/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,399
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78 FPS
$25.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$1,999.99
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86 FPS
$16.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,455.64
In Stock
92 FPS
$22.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,100
In Stock
86 FPS
$14.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,271.89
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91 FPS
$39.56/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$3,599.99
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56 FPS
$29.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$1,659.99
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74 FPS
$23.83/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 7 5800X
16 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,763.49
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