Intel Pentium G6950 vs AMD Phenom II X4 820

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G6950 and AMD Phenom II X4 820 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 Phenom II X4 820

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 30% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 415 vs 364

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs September 2009
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	415 vs 364

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 820

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x 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 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1121 vs 1109
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2081 vs 1238
Around 45% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1098 vs 757

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1121 vs 1109
PassMark - CPU mark	2081 vs 1238
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1098 vs 757

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G6950
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 820

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1109

1121

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1238

2081

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

415

364

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

757

1098

Name	Intel Pentium G6950	AMD Phenom II X4 820
PassMark - Single thread mark	1109	1121
PassMark - CPU mark	1238	2081
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	415	364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	757	1098

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G6950	AMD Phenom II X4 820
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Deneb
Launch date	January 2010	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	$90
Place in performance rating	2574	2565
Price now	$39.99	$74.95
Processor Number	G6950
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.69	13.36
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2	258 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	382 million	758 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	95 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)