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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-12600 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 i5-12600 is 4401 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 86% cheaper than Core i5-12600 - $37.5 vs $276.93
- Up to 84% better value when playing Battlefield 1 than Core i5-12600 - $0.17 vs $1.09 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-12600
- Performs up to 12% better in Battlefield 1 than Pentium G6950 - 255 vs 227 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
Battlefield 1
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
227
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.17/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.5
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
FPS
255
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
15%
Price, $
$276.93
13%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5 i5-12600 3.30 GHz Processor - Retail Pack
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Updated 10157 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-12600
Desktop • Jan 25th, 2022
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i5-12600 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 25th, 2022 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Alder Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.8 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 33.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 770 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G6950 or Core i5-12600
Battlefield 1, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
161 FPS
$12.42/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Core i5-12600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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