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Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F is 3288 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 56% cheaper than Core i5-9400F - $37.5 vs $85.0
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i5-9400F doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9400F
- Performs up to 132% better in Diablo IV than Pentium G6950 - 188 vs 81 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 - 6 vs 2 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel® Core™ i5-9400F Desktop Processor 6 Cores 4.1 GHz Turbo Without Graphics
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i5-9400F
Desktop • Jan 8th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
23.51233671988389%
Multi-Core
517
10.695076541166735%
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i5-9400F |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2019 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.1 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G6950 or Core i5-9400F
Diablo IV, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
1 FPS
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GeForce GTX 1660
Core i5-9400F
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Core i5-9400F
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