Intel Pentium G6951 vs AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G6951 and AMD Phenom II X4 910e 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6951

  • CPU is newer: launch date 8 month(s) later
  • Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1173 vs 1082
  • Around 14% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1953 vs 1715
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2010 vs January 2010
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1173 vs 1082
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1953 vs 1715

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910e

  • 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
  • 2x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
  • Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2131 vs 1383
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5037 vs 3231
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 6144 KB (shared) vs 3072 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2131 vs 1383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5037 vs 3231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G6951
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1173
1082
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1383
2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1953
1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3231
5037
Name Intel Pentium G6951 AMD Phenom II X4 910e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1173 1082
PassMark - CPU mark 1383 2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1953 1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3231 5037

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G6951 AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Essentials

Architecture codename Clarkdale Deneb
Launch date September 2010 January 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $94 $157
Place in performance rating 1592 1609
Price now $94 $156.99
Processor Number G6951
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 6.70 6.12
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) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.6°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.6 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 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® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)