Intel Pentium G6950 vs AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G6950 and AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 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 G6950

AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1109 vs 620
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1238 vs 539

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs January 2001
Number of cores	2 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 90 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1109 vs 620
PassMark - CPU mark	1238 vs 539

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Around 9% lower typical power consumption: 67 Watt vs 73 Watt
2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1008 vs 415
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 954 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	67 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1008 vs 415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	954 vs 757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G6950
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1109

620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1238

539

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

415

1008

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

954

Name	Intel Pentium G6950	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1109	620
PassMark - CPU mark	1238	539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	415	1008
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	757	954

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G6950	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	San Diego
Launch date	January 2010	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$59
Place in performance rating	2581	2553
Price now	$39.99	$108.95
Processor Number	G6950
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.69	1.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2	115 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	90 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	1
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	382 million	105 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066
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
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1156	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	67 Watt
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)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
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
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)