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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $87
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-11500 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 Core i5-11500 is 4086 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-11500
- Performs up to 15% better in F1 22 than Pentium G6950 - 284 vs 248 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
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i5-11500 - $47.48 vs $184.0
- Up to 71% better value when playing F1 22 than Core i5-11500 - $0.19 vs $0.65 per FPS
F1 22
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Intel® Core™ i5-11500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz LGA1200 (Intel® 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 65W
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
248
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/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 High
Core i5-11500
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-11500 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
27.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-11500 or Pentium G6950
F1 22, 1920 x 1080, Ultra High
91 FPS
$12.74/FPS
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64 GB, 8 TB SSD + 12 TB HDD
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32 GB, 256 GB SSD
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$14.05/FPS
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Core i5-11500
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$12.63/FPS
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Core i5-11500
16 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$12.96/FPS
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16 GB, 256 GB SSD
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16 GB, 256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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Core i5-11500
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