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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-2405S outperforms the more expensive Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-2405S is 500 days newer than the more expensive Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2405S
- Up to 3% cheaper than Pentium G6950 - $46.0 vs $47.48
- Up to 4% better value when playing Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands than Pentium G6950 - $0.24 vs $0.25 per 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 - 4 vs 2 threads
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
FPS
189
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.24/FPS
100%
Price, $
$46
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-2405S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52405S
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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
Ultra
Core i5-2405S
Desktop • May 22nd, 2011
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-2405S | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
May 22nd, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
| 2.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
25.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 3000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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