Intel Pentium G620 vs Intel Pentium G6950

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G620 and Intel Pentium G6950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

Intel Pentium G620

Intel Pentium G6950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G620

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 95% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16.38 GB
Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1176 vs 1109
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 458 vs 415
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 832 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs January 2010
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16.38 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1176 vs 1109
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458 vs 415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	832 vs 757

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 69.1°C
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1238 vs 1217

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 69.1°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1238 vs 1217

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G620
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1176

1109

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1217

1238

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

458

415

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

832

757

Name	Intel Pentium G620	Intel Pentium G6950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1176	1109
PassMark - CPU mark	1217	1238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	458	415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	832	757
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.11
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	26.661
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.174
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.831

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G620	Intel Pentium G6950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Clarkdale
Launch date	May 2011	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$60
Place in performance rating	3014	2581
Price now	$24.99	$39.99
Processor Number	G620	G6950
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	27.01	13.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.60 GHz	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	5 GT/s DMI	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	131 mm	81 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum core temperature	69.1°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	504 million	382 million
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR3 1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	850 MHz	533 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics	Intel HD Graphics	Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported	2	2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1155	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
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
Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Intel® Demand Based Switching
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)