Availability
MSRP in USD: $513

Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W

Availability
MSRP in USD: $87

Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Key Differences

In short — Core i9-9900KS outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i9-9900KS is 3581 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.

Advantages of Intel Core i9-9900KS

Performs up to 41% better in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege than Pentium G6950 - 606 vs 429 FPS
Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 16 vs 2 threads

Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950

Up to 97% cheaper than Core i9-9900KS - $37.5 vs $1499.0
Consumes up to 43% less energy than Intel Core i9-9900KS - 73 vs 127 Watts

This is a free version of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019

FPS

606

100%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$1499

FPS Winner

Intel Core i9-9900KS Desktop Processor 8 Cores up to 5.0GHz All-Core Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 Z390 127W

Buy for $1,499 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77502 minutes ago

Pentium G6950

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

FPS

429

70.79207920792079%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

$37.5

100%

Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156

Buy for $37.5 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 77501 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019

Pentium G6950

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Very High

216

FPS

League of Legends

Ultra

139

FPS

103

FPS

Grand Theft Auto V

Very High

416

FPS

218

FPS

Counter-Strike 2

High

286

FPS

252

FPS

Apex Legends

High

819

FPS

673

FPS

Valorant

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Core i9-9900KS

Desktop • Oct 28th, 2019

Single-Core

1780

100%

Multi-Core

8596

100%

Pentium G6950

Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010

Single-Core

324

18.202247191011235%

Multi-Core

517

6.014425314099581%

Intel Core i9-9900KS	vs	Intel Pentium G6950
Oct 28th, 2019	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
4.0 GHz	Base Clock Speed	2.8 GHz
5.0 GHz	Turbo Clock Speed	Non-Turbo
127 W	TDP	73 W
14 nm	Process Size	32 nm
40.0x	Multiplier	21.0x
UHD 630	Integrated Graphics	Intel HD
Yes	Overclockable	No

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Counter-Strike 2

Apex Legends

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