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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-7700 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 i7-7700 is 2553 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 68% cheaper than Core i7-7700 - $37.5 vs $117.0
Advantages of Intel Core i7-7700
- Performs up to 8% better in Fortnite than Pentium G6950 - 226 vs 210 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 - 8 vs 2 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-7700
Desktop • Jan 3rd, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
23.326133909287257%
Multi-Core
517
11.591928251121077%
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i7-7700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 3rd, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Kaby Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | HD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G6950 or Core i7-7700
Fortnite, 1920 x 1080, Epic
21 FPS
$80.42/FPS
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Core i7-7700
16 GB, 128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD
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