Intel Pentium G6950 vs Intel Pentium D 960

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G6950 and Intel Pentium D 960 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

Intel Pentium D 960

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6950

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
4.6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 78% lower typical power consumption: 73 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1109 vs 782
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1238 vs 807

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs May 2006
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1109 vs 782
PassMark - CPU mark	1238 vs 807

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 960

Around 29% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G6950
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 960

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1109

782

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1238

807

Name	Intel Pentium G6950	Intel Pentium D 960
PassMark - Single thread mark	1109	782
PassMark - CPU mark	1238	807
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	415
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	757

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G6950	Intel Pentium D 960
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Presler
Launch date	January 2010	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
Place in performance rating	2487	2490
Price now	$39.99
Processor Number	G6950	960
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued	Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)	13.69
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.80 GHz	3.60 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI	800 MHz FSB
Die size	81 mm2	162 mm2
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C	C1=68.6°C, D0=63.4°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of threads	2
Transistor count	382 million	376 million
VID voltage range	0.6500V-1.4000V	1.200V-1.3375V
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3 1066	DDR1, DDR2, 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	2
Package Size	37.5mm x 37.5mm	37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported	FCLGA1156	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt	130 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	32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
FSB parity
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)