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Key Differences
In short — Core i3-7300 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 i3-7300 is 2553 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i3-7300 - $47.48 vs $129.0
- Up to 60% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i3-7300 - $0.19 vs $0.47 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i3-7300
- Performs up to 9% better in Apex Legends than Pentium G6950 - 274 vs 252 FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than Intel Pentium G6950 - 51 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 4 vs 2 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
252
91%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel Core i3-7300 4GHz Skylake CPU LGA1151 Desktop Smart Cache Boxed
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i3-7300
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i3-7300 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i3 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 2 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 51 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 40.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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