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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2130 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G2130 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1226 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2130.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 8% better in Elden Ring than Pentium G2130 - 120 vs 111 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2130 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2130
- Up to 91% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $43.64 vs $499.0
- Up to 91% better value when playing Elden Ring than Core i7-6950X - $0.39 vs $4.16 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 55 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Elden Ring
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Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
111
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.39/FPS
100%
Price, $
$43.64
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2130 3.20 GHz DUAL-CORE Processor, Socket H2 LGA-1155
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TOP 5 Games
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Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Pentium G2130
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Pentium G2130 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
| 30.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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