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Key Differences
In short, we have a clear winner — Pentium G6950 outperforms the more expensive Core i5-2400S on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Pentium G6950 is 367 days older than the more expensive Core i5-2400S.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 46% cheaper than Core i5-2400S - $37.5 vs $70.0
- Up to 46% better value when playing Monster Hunter: World than Core i5-2400S - $0.15 vs $0.28 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-2400S
- 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 - 4 vs 2 threads
Monster Hunter: World
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Highest
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
250
100%
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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Intel Core i5-2400S Quad-Core Processor 2.5 GHz 6 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I52400S
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-2400S
Desktop • Jan 9th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i5-2400S |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 9th, 2011 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 25.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 2000 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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