The Pentium B950 is a much slower gaming CPU than the FX-6300. We cannot compare value as at least one CPU is out of stock.
Advantages of the Pentium B950
- Consumes up to 63% less energy – 35 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of the FX-6300
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 2 threads
Pentium B950 vs FX-6300 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium B950
Jun 19th, 2011
Average FPS
164
98%
Min 1% FPS
111
99%
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Pentium B950 vs FX-6300 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
Epic
1920x1080
+4
Average FPS
Average FPS
Ultra
1920x1080
+2
Average FPS
Average FPS
Very High
1920x1080
Average FPS
Average FPS
Ultra
1920x1080
+3
Average FPS
Average FPS
Very High
1920x1080
+2
Average FPS
Average FPS
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Pentium B950 vs FX-6300 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium B950 vs FX-6300 in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium B950
Jun 19th, 2011
Cores
2-core
33%
L3 Cache
2 MB
25%
Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
60%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
FX-6300
Oct 23rd, 2012
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
100%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1866 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium B950 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | FX-6300 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jun 19th, 2011 | Release Date | Oct 23rd, 2012 |
| Not Available | MSRP | $132.00 |
Laptop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket G2 (988B) | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Sandy Bridge | Codename | Vishera |
35 W | Power Consumption | 95 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.1 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.1 GHz |
| 2 MB | L3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 | RAM | DDR3 @ 1866 MHz |
| Intel HD (Sandy Bridge) | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
