Intel Pentium G640T vs Intel Pentium G6951

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G640T and Intel Pentium G6951 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.

Intel Pentium G640T

Intel Pentium G6951

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640T

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 95% higher maximum memory size: 32 GB vs 16.38 GB
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2071 vs 1953

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs September 2010
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16.38 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2071 vs 1953

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6951

Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 65.0°C
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1173 vs 1102
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1383 vs 1139
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3231 vs 3203

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 65.0°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1173 vs 1102
PassMark - CPU mark	1383 vs 1139
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3231 vs 3203

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G640T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6951

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1102

1173

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1139

1383

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2071

1953

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3203

3231

Name	Intel Pentium G640T	Intel Pentium G6951
PassMark - Single thread mark	1102	1173
PassMark - CPU mark	1139	1383
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2071	1953
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3203	3231

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G640T	Intel Pentium G6951
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Clarkdale
Launch date	June 2012	September 2010
Place in performance rating	1565	1585
Processor Number	G640T	G6951
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$94
Price now		$94
Value for money (0-100)		6.70
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.40 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	65.0°C	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.4 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	650 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)	35 Watt	73 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	16	16
PCI Express revision	2.0	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
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)