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Key Differences
In short — Ryzen 9 5950X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G6950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Ryzen 9 5950X is 3955 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Pentium G6950
- Up to 89% cheaper than Ryzen 9 5950X - $37.93 vs $345.00
- Up to 88% better value when playing Fortnite than Ryzen 9 5950X - $0.18 vs $1.46 per FPS
- Consumes up to 30% less energy than AMD Ryzen 9 5950X - 73 vs 105 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 9 5950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 9 5950X
- Performs up to 13% better in Fortnite than Pentium G6950 - 237 vs 210 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 32 vs 2 threads
Fortnite
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
210
89%
Value, $/FPS
$0.18/FPS
100%
Price, $
$37.93
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Epic
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Ryzen 9 5950X
Desktop • Nov 5th, 2020
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G6950 | vs | Ryzen 9 5950X |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Nov 5th, 2020 |
| Pentium | Collection | Ryzen 9 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Vermeer |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 16 |
| 2 | Threads | 32 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.9 GHz |
73 W | TDP | 105 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | None |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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