Intel Pentium G6950 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G6950 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 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 II X2 245

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
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 1125
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 415 vs 357
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 757 vs 648

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs July 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1238 vs 1125
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	415 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	757 vs 648

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1134 vs 1109

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache	256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1134 vs 1109

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G6950
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1109

1134

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1238

1125

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

415

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

648

Name	Intel Pentium G6950	AMD Athlon II X2 245
PassMark - Single thread mark	1109	1134
PassMark - CPU mark	1238	1125
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	415	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	757	648

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G6950	AMD Athlon II X2 245
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Regor
Launch date	January 2010	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$35
Place in performance rating	2579	2605
Price now	$39.99	$34.95
Processor Number	G6950
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.69	13.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	382 million	410 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	DDR3
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	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	65 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)