Key Differences
In short — Core i3-3220 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 Core i3-3220 is 970 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 40% cheaper than Core i3-3220 - $47.48 vs $79.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Valorant than Core i3-3220 - $0.07 vs $0.11 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-3220
- Performs up to 3% better in Valorant than Pentium G6950 - 690 vs 673 FPS
- Consumes up to 25% less energy than Intel Pentium G6950 - 55 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Valorant
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
673
97%
Value, $/FPS
$0.07/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.48
100%
Value Winner
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Desktop • Sep 3rd, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i3-3220 |
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Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 3rd, 2012 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
Clarkdale | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 2 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
73 W | TDP | 55 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2500 |
No | Overclockable | No |