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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 2828 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 17% better in Sons Of The Forest than Pentium G6950 - 104 vs 89 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 74% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $47.48 vs $186.0
- Up to 70% better value when playing Sons Of The Forest than Core i7-8700K - $0.53 vs $1.79 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 73 vs 95 Watts
Sons Of The Forest
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
89
85%
Value, $/FPS
$0.53/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
Ultra
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-8700K | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 4.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-8700K or Pentium G6950
Sons Of The Forest, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
56 FPS
$26.79/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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