Intel Pentium G6950

The Intel Pentium G6950 offers 2 cores and 4 threads. It drops into the LGA1156 socket with a 73W TDP — about 36.5W per core. 3MB of L3 cache helps in cache-sensitive games and workloads. Clocks span 2.8GHz base to 2.8GHz boost. Integrated Intel HD Graphics graphics let it run headless-GPU builds and troubleshooting.

Confirm motherboard socket compatibility before anything else, then size the cooler to the TDP. At $207.84 it sits in the mid-range processor bracket. Use the PlanMyPC system builder to verify it works alongside your other components and to watch live retailer pricing. Intel backs the product through its standard warranty channels; check the listing for region-specific terms.