AMD Athlon II X2 255 vs Intel Pentium G6950

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 255 and Intel Pentium G6950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 255

Intel Pentium G6950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 255

Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1238 vs 1109

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1238 vs 1109

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

Around 1% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 72°C
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1238 vs 1208
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 415 vs 353
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 757 vs 660

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 72°C
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1238 vs 1208
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	415 vs 353
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	757 vs 660

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 255
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1238

1109

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1208

1238

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

353

415

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

660

757

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 255	Intel Pentium G6950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1238	1109
PassMark - CPU mark	1208	1238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	353	415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	660	757

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 255	Intel Pentium G6950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Clarkdale
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	January 2010	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$60
OPN PIB	AD255EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD255EHDK23GM
Place in performance rating	2546	2581
Price now	$65.22	$39.99
Series	AMD Athlon II X2	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Value for money (0-100)	8.34	13.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		G6950
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.1 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	117 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	72°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	410 million	382 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		533 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)