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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-9900K 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 i9-9900K is 3207 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900K
- Performs up to 25% better in Minecraft than Pentium G6950 - 736 vs 587 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 16 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-9900K - $47.48 vs $405.0
- Up to 85% better value when playing Minecraft than Core i9-9900K - $0.08 vs $0.55 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900K - 73 vs 95 Watts
Minecraft
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Core i9-9900K Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
587
79%
Value, $/FPS
$0.08/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
High
Core i9-9900K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i9-9900K | vs | Intel Pentium G6950 |
|---|---|---|
Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jan 7th, 2010 |
| Core i9 | Collection | Pentium |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Clarkdale |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 2 |
16 | Threads | 2 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| 5.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 95 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 i9-9900K or Pentium G6950
Minecraft, 1920 x 1080, High
590 FPS
$7.97/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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507 FPS
$7.69/FPS
GeForce RTX 2070
Core i9-9900K
16 GB, 960 GB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$3,899
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539 FPS
$7.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 2080
Core i9-9900K
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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$3,999
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