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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-8600 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 i5-8600 is 2960 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-8600
- Performs up to 15% better in Sons Of The Forest than Pentium G6950 - 102 vs 89 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 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 65% cheaper than Core i5-8600 - $47.48 vs $135.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i5-8600 - $0.53 vs $1.32 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-8600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-8600 Desktop Processor 6 Core up to 4.3GHz Turbo LGA1151 300 Series 65W
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
89
87%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/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
Core i5-8600
Desktop • Feb 14th, 2018
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-8600 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 14th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
6 | Threads | 2 |
3.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
31.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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