The Pentium G6950 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Ryzen 7 8700G and it's also a worse value for money, as it's only $217.06 cheaper!
Advantages of the Pentium G6950
- Up to 85% cheaper – $37.93 vs $254.99
Advantages of the Ryzen 7 8700G
- At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
- A better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 11% less energy – 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 16 vs 2 threads
Pentium G6950 vs Ryzen 7 8700G for Gaming
The CPU's performance in selected game and settings
Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010
Average FPS
164
77%
Min 1% FPS
111
79%
Price, $
$37.93
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.23/FPS
100%
Ryzen 7 8700G
Jan 8th, 2024
Average FPS
213
100%
Min 1% FPS
140
100%
Price, $
$254.99
14%
Value, $/FPS
$1.19/FPS
19%
Pentium G6950 vs Ryzen 7 8700G 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
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The Pentium G6950 vs Ryzen 7 8700G in synthetic CPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The Pentium G6950 vs Ryzen 7 8700G in core CPU performance specifications
Pentium G6950
Jan 7th, 2010
Cores
2-core
25%
L3 Cache
3 MB
19%
Base Frequency
2.8 GHz
67%
Turbo Frequency
GHz
Max. DDR3 RAM Speed
1066 MHz
20%
Ryzen 7 8700G
Jan 8th, 2024
Cores
8-core
100%
L3 Cache
16 MB
100%
Base Frequency
4.2 GHz
100%
Turbo Frequency
5.1 GHz
100%
Max. DDR5 RAM Speed
5200 MHz
100%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
Pentium G6950 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | Ryzen 7 8700G |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jan 8th, 2024 |
$87.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM5 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Not Available |
| 73 W | Power Consumption | 65 W |
| Performance | ||
| 2 | Cores | 8 |
| 2 | Threads | 16 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz |
| 3 MB | L3 Cache | 16 MB |
| Other Features | ||
| DDR3 @ 1066 MHz | RAM | DDR5 @ 5200 MHz |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | Radeon 780M |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
