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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 Ryzen 9 5950X is 3955 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 90% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $37.5 vs $368.99
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 73 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 47% better in Dota 2 than Pentium G6950 - 237 vs 161 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 32 vs 2 threads
Dota 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-core, 32-thread unlocked desktop processor
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Best Looking
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
14.801279122887163%
Multi-Core
517
4.251994407434822%
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | AMD Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G6950 or Ryzen 9 5950X
Dota 2, 1920 x 1080, Best Looking
184 FPS
$7.34/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,349.99
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178 FPS
$5.79/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,029.99
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184 FPS
$8.26/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,519.99
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219 FPS
$26.02/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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194 FPS
$5.93/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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236 FPS
$10.81/FPS
GeForce RTX 4080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 1 TB SSD + 3 TB HDD
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$2,549.99
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221 FPS
$11.76/FPS
Radeon RX 6900 XT
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 1 TB SSD + 6 TB HDD
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$2,599.99
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199 FPS
$14.32/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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$2,849
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237 FPS
$21.52/FPS
GeForce RTX 4090
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 4 TB HDD
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$5,099.99
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134 FPS
$19.03/FPS
Radeon Pro WX 7100
Ryzen 9 5950X
64 GB, 8 TB HDD
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