Intel Pentium E6600 vs Intel Pentium G6950

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium E6600 and Intel Pentium G6950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Pentium E6600

Intel Pentium G6950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium E6600

Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 2% higher maximum core temperature: 74.1°C vs 72.6°C
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1192 vs 1109

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C vs 72.6°C
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1192 vs 1109

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1238 vs 1121
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 415 vs 392
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 757 vs 666

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1238 vs 1121
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	415 vs 392
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	757 vs 666

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium E6600
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1192

1109

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1121

1238

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

392

415

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

666

757

Name	Intel Pentium E6600	Intel Pentium G6950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1192	1109
PassMark - CPU mark	1121	1238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	392	415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	666	757

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium E6600	Intel Pentium G6950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Wolfdale	Clarkdale
Launch date	January 2010	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$16	$60
Place in performance rating	2555	2571
Price now	$100	$39.99
Processor Number	E6600	G6950
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	5.53	13.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.06 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	1066 MHz FSB	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	82 mm2	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB (shared)	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	74.1°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	3.06 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	228 million	382 million
VID voltage range	0.8500V – 1.3625V	0.6500V-1.4000V
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Number of threads		2
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	LGA775	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
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