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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G640 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G640 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1458 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G640.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 12% better in Hogwarts Legacy than Pentium G640 - 86 vs 77 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G640 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G640
- Up to 93% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $30.0 vs $449.0
- Up to 93% better value when playing Hogwarts Legacy than Core i7-6950X - $0.39 vs $5.22 per FPS
- Consumes up to 54% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 65 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Hogwarts Legacy
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Pentium G640
Desktop • Jun 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Pentium G640 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jun 3rd, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 65 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 28.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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