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In short — Core i7-860 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, both CPUs are the same in terms of value. The better performing Core i7-860 is 121 days older than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 1% cheaper than Core i7-860 - $47.48 vs $48.0
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-860 - 73 vs 95 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-860 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-860
- Performs up to 1% better in Stray than Pentium G6950 - 176 vs 175 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel OEM BV80605001908AK Core i7-860 Processor 2.8GHz 2.5GT/s 8MB LGA 1156 CPU OEM
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
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Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-860
Desktop • Sep 8th, 2009
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i7-860 |
|---|---|---|
Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 8th, 2009 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Lynnfield |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1156 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
32 nm | Process Size | 45 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 21.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | No |
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