AMD FX-4150 vs Intel Pentium G6950

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4150 and Intel Pentium G6950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD FX-4150

Intel Pentium G6950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4150

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1465 vs 1109
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3327 vs 1238

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2012 vs January 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465 vs 1109
PassMark - CPU mark	3327 vs 1238

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4150
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1465

1109

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3327

1238

Name	AMD FX-4150	Intel Pentium G6950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1465	1109
PassMark - CPU mark	3327	1238
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.073
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.315
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.221
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		757

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4150	Intel Pentium G6950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zambezi	Clarkdale
Launch date	October 2012	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2495	2487
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$39.99
Processor Number		G6950
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		13.69
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	192 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4096 KB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	1200 million	382 million
Unlocked
Base frequency		2.80 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
Number of threads		2
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)	95 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
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
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
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)