Intel Pentium G645T vs Intel Pentium G6950

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G645T 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.

Intel Pentium G645T

Intel Pentium G6950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G645T

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 7 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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1131 vs 1109
Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 452 vs 415
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 848 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2012 vs January 2010
Maximum memory size	32 GB vs 16.38 GB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131 vs 1109
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452 vs 415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	848 vs 757

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Around 12% higher maximum core temperature: 72.6°C vs 65.0°C
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1238 vs 1228

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C vs 65.0°C
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1238 vs 1228

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G645T
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1131

1109

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1228

1238

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

452

415

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

848

757

Name	Intel Pentium G645T	Intel Pentium G6950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1131	1109
PassMark - CPU mark	1228	1238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	452	415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	848	757

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G645T	Intel Pentium G6950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge	Clarkdale
Launch date	September 2012	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2543	2581
Processor Number	G645T	G6950
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$39.99
Value for money (0-100)		13.69
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.50 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	2.5 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)