The Pentium G6950 is the comparison's loser – it's a slower gaming CPU than the FX-6100 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's $8.28 more expensive!
Advantages of the Pentium G6950
- Consumes up to 23% less energy – 73 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of the FX-6100
- A much faster CPU for gaming
- Up to 22% cheaper – $29.65 vs $37.93
- A better value for money for gaming
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 6 vs 2 threads
Pentium G6950 vs FX-6100 for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010
Average FPS
164
99%
Min 1% FPS
111
99%
Price, $
$37.93
78%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
74%
Pentium G6950 vs FX-6100 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Pentium G6950 vs FX-6100 in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium G6950 vs FX-6100 in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010
Cores
2-core
33%
L3 Cache
3 MB
38%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
85%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1066 MHz
100%
FX-6100
Oct 12th, 2011
Cores
6-core
100%
L3 Cache
8 MB
100%
Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
3.6 GHz
100%
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
MHz
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium G6950 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | FX-6100 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Oct 12th, 2011 |
| $87.00 | MSRP | Not Available |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM3+ |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Zambezi |
73 W | Power Consumption | 95 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 6 |
| 2 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 3.6 GHz |
| 3 MB | L3 Cache | 8 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 1066 MHz | RAM | DDR3 |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
