The Pentium G6950 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i5-8600 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $44.07 cheaper!
Advantages of the Pentium G6950
- Up to 54% cheaper – $37.93 vs $82.00
Advantages of the Core i5-8600
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 11% less energy – 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 2 threads
Pentium G6950 vs Core i5-8600 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010
Average FPS
164
88%
Min 1% FPS
111
90%
Price, $
$37.93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Pentium G6950 vs Core i5-8600 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Pentium G6950 vs Core i5-8600 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium G6950 vs Core i5-8600 in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010
Cores
2-core
33%
L3 Cache
3 MB
33%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
90%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1066 MHz
40%
Core i5-8600
Feb 14th, 2018
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
9 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.1 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
4.3 GHz
100%
Max. DDR4 RAM Speed
2666 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium G6950 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Core i5-8600 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Feb 14th, 2018 |
$87.00 | MSRP | $213.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| 73 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.1 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 4.3 GHz |
| 3 MB | L3 Cache | 9 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 1066 MHz | RAM | DDR4 @ 2666 MHz |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | UHD Graphics 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
