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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Pentium B940 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1808 days newer than Pentium B940.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B940
- Consumes up to 75% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 35 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 5% better in Stray than Pentium B940 - 183 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B940 - 20 vs 2 threads
Stray
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
183
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.73/FPS
100%
Price, $
$499
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium B940
Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B940 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 19th, 2011 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 2 | Threads | 20 |
| 2.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 20.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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