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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $87
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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 3288 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 8% better in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Pentium G6950 - 293 vs 271 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 53% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $47.48 vs $101.79
- Up to 49% better value when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds than Core i5-9400F - $0.18 vs $0.35 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
271
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/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 i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9400F | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 8th, 2019 | 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 |
2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.1 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
65 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
29.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i5-9400F or Pentium G6950
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
66 FPS
$17.73/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 240 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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66 FPS
$16.95/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 120 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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46 FPS
$15.2/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i5-9400F
8 GB, 512 GB SSD
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$699
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