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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms Pentium Gold G6400 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1430 days older than Pentium Gold G6400.
Advantages of Intel Pentium Gold G6400
- Consumes up to 59% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 58 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 6% better in Battlefield IV than Pentium Gold G6400 - 409 vs 386 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium Gold G6400 - 20 vs 4 threads
Battlefield IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
409
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.1/FPS
100%
Price, $
$449
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium Gold G6400
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium Gold G6400 | vs | Intel Core i7-6950X |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | May 31st, 2016 |
| Pentium Gold | Collection | Core i7 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Broadwell-E |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011-3 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 10 |
| 4 | Threads | 20 |
4.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
58 W | TDP | 140 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
40.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
UHD Graphics 610 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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