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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K is 3207 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 9% better in World of Tanks than Pentium G6950 - 544 vs 501 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 6 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 67% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $47.48 vs $145.0
- Up to 67% better value when playing World of Tanks than Core i5-9600K - $0.09 vs $0.27 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 73 vs 95 Watts
World of Tanks
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
501
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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In Stock
Updated 17947 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-9600K | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 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 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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