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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 7 5800X3D 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 Ryzen 7 5800X3D is 4486 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 87% cheaper than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - $37.5 vs $284.99
- Up to 82% better value when playing Valorant than Ryzen 7 5800X3D - $0.06 vs $0.33 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - 73 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
- Performs up to 28% better in Valorant than Pentium G6950 - 859 vs 673 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 16 vs 2 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
673
78%
Value, $/FPS
$0.06/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
FPS
859
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.33/FPS
18%
Price, $
$284.99
13%
FPS Winner
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor with AMD 3D V-Cache Technology
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Desktop • Apr 20th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 20th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.5 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G6950 or Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Valorant, 1920 x 1080, High
859 FPS
$3.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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859 FPS
$3.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 7 5800X3D
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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