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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-8700K 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 i7-8700K is 2828 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 77% cheaper than Core i7-8700K - $47.48 vs $208.0
- Up to 76% better value when playing Metro Exodus than Core i7-8700K - $0.34 vs $1.43 per FPS
- Consumes up to 23% less energy than Intel Core i7-8700K - 73 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-8700K
- Performs up to 4% better in Metro Exodus than Pentium G6950 - 145 vs 139 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 12 vs 2 threads
Metro Exodus
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
139
95%
Value, $/FPS
$0.34/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Extreme
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-8700K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i7-8700K |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 5th, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 12 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.7 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.7 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 95 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 37.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
Builds Using Pentium G6950 or Core i7-8700K
Metro Exodus, 1920 x 1080, Extreme
45 FPS
$33.33/FPS
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Core i7-8700K
16 GB, 2 TB HDD
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