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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i3-7300 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i3-7300 is 2553 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Performs up to 267% better in League of Legends than Pentium G6950 - 143 vs 39 FPS
- Up to 6% better value when playing League of Legends than Pentium G6950 - $0.9 vs $0.96 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Pentium G6950 - 51 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 71% cheaper than Core i3-7300 - $37.5 vs $129.0
League of Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
FPS
143
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
Price, $
$129
29%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7300 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 3rd, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i3 | Collection | Pentium |
| Kaby Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
51 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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