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Core i5-2500K vs Pentium G6950

Core i5-2500K vs Pentium G6950: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-2500K outperforms Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-2500K is 367 days newer than Pentium G6950.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-2500K

  • Performs up to 1% better in Forza Horizon 4 than Pentium G6950 - 299 vs 295 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950

  • Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-2500K - 73 vs 95 Watts
This is a free version of Forza Horizon 4.
Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon 4

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Game Graphics

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Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


FPS

299

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

FPS Winner

Intel Pentium G6950 Logo
Pentium G6950

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


FPS

295

98%

Value, $/FPS

$0.16/FPS

100%

Price, $

$47.48

100%

Value Winner

Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $47.48 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 2423 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Max

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011

Intel Pentium G6950 Logo
Pentium G6950

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo
Core i5-2500K

Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011


Single-Core

646

100%

Multi-Core

1921

100%

Intel Pentium G6950 Logo
Pentium G6950

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010


Single-Core

324

50%

Multi-Core

517

26%

Intel Core i5-2500K Logo

Intel Core i5-2500K

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Intel Pentium G6950 Logo

Intel Pentium G6950

Jan 9th, 2011
Release DateJan 7th, 2010
Core i5CollectionPentium
Sandy BridgeCodenameClarkdale
Intel Socket 1155SocketIntel Socket 1156
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
4
Cores2
4
Threads2
3.3 GHz
Base Clock Speed2.8 GHz
3.7 GHzTurbo Clock SpeedNon-Turbo
95 WTDP
73 W
32 nmProcess Size32 nm
33.0x
Multiplier21.0x
Intel HD 3000Integrated GraphicsIntel HD
Yes
OverclockableNo

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