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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-2600 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 i7-2600 is 367 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2600
- Performs up to 5% better in Minecraft than Pentium G6950 - 616 vs 587 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 75% cheaper than Core i7-2600 - $47.48 vs $191.98
- Up to 74% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i7-2600 - $0.08 vs $0.31 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-2600 - 73 vs 95 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel BX80623I72600 Core i7-2600 Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
587
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.08/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 i7-2600
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-2600 | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 9th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1155 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
4 | Cores | 2 |
8 | Threads | 2 |
3.4 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
34.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| Intel HD 2000 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-2600 or Pentium G6950
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
284 FPS
$3.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Core i7-2600
16 GB, 240 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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