Buy on Amazon
$279
In Stock
Availability
Availability
AvailabilityMSRP in USD: $87
Availability
MSRP in USD: $87
Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Core i9-10850K outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i9-10850K is 3854 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-10850K
- Performs up to 3900% better in Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G6950 - 40 vs 1 FPS
- Up to 85% better value when playing Cities: Skylines II than Pentium G6950 - $6.97 vs $47.48 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 83% cheaper than Core i9-10850K - $47.48 vs $279.0
- Consumes up to 42% less energy than Intel Core i9-10850K - 73 vs 125 Watts
Cities: Skylines II
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
FPS
40
100%
Value, $/FPS
$6.97/FPS
100%
Price, $
$279
17%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-10850K Desktop Processor 10 Cores up to 5.2 GHz Unlocked LGA1200 (Intel® 400 Series chipset) 125W
Buy for $279 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2985 minutes ago
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
Buy for $47.48 on Amazon
In Stock
Updated 2984 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i9-10850K
Desktop • Jul 27th, 2020
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-10850K | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Jul 27th, 2020 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 5.2 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 125 W | TDP | 73 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
| UHD Graphics 630 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i9-10850K or Pentium G6950
Cities: Skylines II, 1920 x 1080, High
1 FPS
$2059.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,059.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$2199.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$2,199.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$1389.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD
Buy on Amazon
$1,389.99
In Stock
6 FPS
$731.48/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$4,388.88
In Stock
1 FPS
$7499.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$7,499.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$1739.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 960 GB SSD + 4 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,739.99
In Stock
2 FPS
$1174.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070
Core i9-10850K
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$2,349.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$1849.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,849.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$6999.99/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
16 GB, 1 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$6,999.99
In Stock
1 FPS
$1969/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Core i9-10850K
32 GB, 2 TB SSD + 2 TB HDD
Buy on Amazon
$1,969
In Stock
Similar CPU Comparisons
Select from the most popular similar processor comparisons. Most compared processor combinations, including the currently selected ones, are at the top.
