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In short — Core i9-7940X 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 i9-7940X is 2794 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 88% cheaper than Core i9-7940X - $37.5 vs $302.0
- Consumes up to 56% less energy than Intel Core i9-7940X - 73 vs 165 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i9-7940X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i9-7940X
- Performs up to 38% better in Starfield than Pentium G6950 - 58 vs 42 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 28 vs 2 threads
Starfield
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Intel Core i9-7940X X-Series Processor 14 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA2066 X299 Series 165W
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TOP 5 Games
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1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i9-7940X
Desktop • Sep 1st, 2017
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Single-Core
324
23.64963503649635%
Multi-Core
517
5.2101179078907585%
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i9-7940X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Sep 1st, 2017 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 2066 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 14 |
| 2 | Threads | 28 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.3 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 165 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 31.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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