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AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $87
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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-11700K 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 i7-11700K is 4086 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-11700K
- Performs up to 16% better in Apex Legends than Pentium G6950 - 292 vs 252 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 82% cheaper than Core i7-11700K - $47.48 vs $258.0
- Up to 78% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i7-11700K - $0.19 vs $0.88 per FPS
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i7-11700K - 73 vs 125 Watts
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel® Core™ i7-11700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel 500 Series & Select 400 Series Chipset) 125W
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
252
86%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/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
High
Core i7-11700K
Desktop • Mar 16th, 2021
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-11700K | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Mar 16th, 2021 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Rocket Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 750 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-11700K or Pentium G6950
Apex Legends, 1920 x 1080, High
235 FPS
$12.75/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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234 FPS
$12.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
Core i7-11700K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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$2,888
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190 FPS
$18.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-11700K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$3,499
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