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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-990X 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 i7-990X is 413 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-990X
- Performs up to 15% better in Assassin's Creed Mirage than Pentium G6950 - 71 vs 62 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 12 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 79% cheaper than Core i7-990X - $37.93 vs $178.02
- Up to 76% better value when playing Assassin's Creed Mirage than Core i7-990X - $0.61 vs $2.51 per FPS
- Consumes up to 44% less energy than Intel Core i7-990X - 73 vs 130 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-990X doesn't have integrated graphics
Assassin's Creed Mirage
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
FPS
71
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.51/FPS
24.302788844621514%
Price, $
$178.02
21%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-990X Extreme Edition Processor 3.46 GHz 6 Core LGA 1366 CPU - OEM
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
62
87.32394366197182%
Value, $/FPS
$0.61/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.93
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
Buy for $37.93 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 5740 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra High
Core i7-990X
Desktop • Feb 24th, 2011
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
57.34513274336284%
Multi-Core
517
19.687738004569688%
Intel Core i7-990X | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Feb 24th, 2011 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Gulftown | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1366 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 2 |
12 | Threads | 2 |
3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 130 W | TDP | 73 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
26.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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