Availability
MSRP in USD: $196

Intel Core i5 Processor i5-661 3.33GHz 4MB LGA1156 CPU BX80616I5661

Availability
MSRP in USD: $87

Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Key Differences

In short — Core i5-661 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i5-661 and the cheaper Pentium G6950 have been released at the same time.

Advantages of Intel Core i5-661

Performs up to 3% better in Minecraft than Pentium G6950 - 604 vs 587 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950

Up to 53% cheaper than Core i5-661 - $37.5 vs $80.0
Consumes up to 16% less energy than Intel Core i5-661 - 73 vs 87 Watts

This is a free version of Minecraft.

Minecraft

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

High

Intel Core i5-661	vs	Intel Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010	Release Date	Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5	Collection	Pentium
Clarkdale	Codename	Clarkdale
Intel Socket 1156	Socket	Intel Socket 1156
Desktop	Segment	Desktop
2	Cores	2
4	Threads	2
3.3 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
3.6 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
87 W	TDP	73 W
32 nm	Process Size	32 nm
25.0x	Multiplier	21.0x
Intel HD	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD
No	Overclockable	No

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Advantages of Intel Core i5-661

Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950

TOP 5 Games

League of Legends

Grand Theft Auto V

Counter-Strike 2

Apex Legends

Valorant

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