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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6950X outperforms the cheaper Pentium G2020 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G2020 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6950X is 1226 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G2020.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6950X
- Performs up to 29% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G2020 - 119 vs 92 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G2020 - 20 vs 2 threads
Advantages of Intel Pentium G2020
- Up to 95% cheaper than Core i7-6950X - $34.99 vs $651.07
- Up to 93% better value when playing Far Cry 6 than Core i7-6950X - $0.38 vs $5.47 per FPS
- Consumes up to 61% less energy than Intel Core i7-6950X - 55 vs 140 Watts
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-6950X doesn't have integrated graphics
Far Cry 6
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
FPS
119
100%
Value, $/FPS
$5.47/FPS
6.946983546617916%
Price, $
$651.07
5%
FPS Winner
Intel BX80671I76950X Boxed Core i7-6950X Processor Extreme Edition (25M Cache, up to 3.50 GHz) 3.0 10
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Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
FPS
92
77.31092436974791%
Value, $/FPS
$0.38/FPS
100%
Price, $
$34.99
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G2020 Processor BX80637G2020
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In Stock
Updated 363093 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-6950X
Desktop • May 31st, 2016
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Pentium G2020
Desktop • Jan 21st, 2013
Single-Core
476
36.75675675675676%
Multi-Core
817
9.672072925298924%
Intel Core i7-6950X | vs | Intel Pentium G2020 |
|---|---|---|
May 31st, 2016 | Release Date | Jan 21st, 2013 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Pentium |
| Broadwell-E | Codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 2011-3 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
10 | Cores | 2 |
20 | Threads | 2 |
3.0 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 2.9 GHz |
| 3.5 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | Non-Turbo |
| 140 W | TDP | 55 W |
14 nm | Process Size | 22 nm |
30.0x | Multiplier | 29.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD |
Yes | Overclockable | No |
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