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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4690K 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 i5-4690K is 1607 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4690K
- Performs up to 6% better in Forza Horizon 5 than Pentium G6950 - 170 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-4690K - $47.48 vs $53.0
- Up to 6% better value when playing Forza Horizon 5 than Core i5-4690K - $0.29 vs $0.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 17% less energy than Intel Core i5-4690K - 73 vs 88 Watts
Forza Horizon 5
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Intel Core i5-4690K Processor 3.9 4 BX80646I54690K
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
161
94%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/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
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Core i5-4690K
Desktop • Jun 2nd, 2014
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4690K | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 2nd, 2014 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Haswell | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.9 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 88 W | TDP | 73 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
35.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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