Key Differences
In short — Core i5-4590S 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 i5-4590S is 1575 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 10% cheaper than Core i5-4590S - $47.48 vs $52.87
- Up to 5% better value when playing Apex Legends than Core i5-4590S - $0.19 vs $0.2 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590S
- Performs up to 8% better in Apex Legends than Pentium G6950 - 271 vs 252 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 - 4 vs 2 threads
Apex Legends
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
252
92%
Value, $/FPS
$0.19/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.48
100%
Value Winner
Buy for $47.48 on Amazon
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Updated 162 minutes ago
Buy for $52.87 on Amazon
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Updated 164 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i5-4590S |
---|---|---|
Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | May 1st, 2014 |
Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
Clarkdale | Codename | Haswell |
Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1150 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
2 | Cores | 4 |
2 | Threads | 4 |
2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 65 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
21.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 4600 |
No | Overclockable | No |