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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X 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 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 $359.0
- Up to 89% better value when playing Dishonored 2 than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.15 vs $1.32 per FPS
- 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 8% better in Dishonored 2 than Pentium G6950 - 272 vs 253 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 32 vs 2 threads
Dishonored 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
253
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.15/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.5
100%
Value Winner
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
Very High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
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
Dishonored 2, 1920 x 1080, Very High
121 FPS
$9.5/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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136 FPS
$11.76/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,599.99
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172 FPS
$15.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080 12 GB
Ryzen 9 5950X
12 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,652.37
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121 FPS
$12.56/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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180 FPS
$31.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 3090
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$5,698
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165 FPS
$9.39/FPS
GeForce RTX 3080
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, 512 GB SSD + 2 TB HDD
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$1,549.99
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231 FPS
$11.04/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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136 FPS
$8.46/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,149.99
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186 FPS
$13.98/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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112 FPS
$9.73/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Ryzen 9 5950X
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$1,089.99
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