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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-10400 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 Core i5-10400 is 3766 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 70% cheaper than Core i5-10400 - $37.5 vs $123.59
Advantages of Intel Core i5-10400
- Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Pentium G6950 - 144 vs 139 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Pentium G6950 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 12 vs 2 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel Core i5-10400 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz LGA1200 (Intel 400 Series Chipset) 65W, Model Number: BX8070110400
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-10400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
22.657342657342657%
Multi-Core
517
9.418837675350701%
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i5-10400 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Apr 30th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Comet Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1200 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G6950 or Core i5-10400
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
54 FPS
$33.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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54 FPS
$37.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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23 FPS
$26.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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23 FPS
$52.17/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
Core i5-10400
8 GB, N/A Storage
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24 FPS
$41.67/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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$999.99
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19 FPS
$66.78/FPS
GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-10400
16 GB, 1 TB HDD
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