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In short — Core i7-870 outperforms Pentium B950 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-870 is 649 days older than Pentium B950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium B950
- Consumes up to 63% less energy than Intel Core i7-870 - 35 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-870 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-870
- Performs up to 2% better in Elden Ring than Pentium B950 - 111 vs 109 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium B950 - 8 vs 2 threads
Elden Ring
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Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
FPS
111
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.9/FPS
100%
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$100
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FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7-870 Processor 2.93 GHz 8 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Pentium B950
Mobile • Jun 19th, 2011
Core i7-870
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium B950 | vs | Intel Core i7-870 |
|---|---|---|
Jun 19th, 2011 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Mobile | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
35 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 22.0x |
Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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