Intel Pentium G6960 vs AMD Athlon II X2 265

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G6960 and AMD Athlon II X2 265 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 G6960

AMD Athlon II X2 265

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6960

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 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1293 vs 1265
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1957 vs 1925
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3379 vs 3207

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs September 2010
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1293 vs 1265
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1957 vs 1925
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3379 vs 3207

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 265

Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
2x 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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1352 vs 1264

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.93 GHz
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1352 vs 1264

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G6960
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 265

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1264

1352

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1293

1265

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1957

1925

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3379

3207

Name	Intel Pentium G6960	AMD Athlon II X2 265
PassMark - Single thread mark	1264	1352
PassMark - CPU mark	1293	1265
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1957	1925
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3379	3207

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G6960	AMD Athlon II X2 265
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Regor
Launch date	January 2011	September 2010
Place in performance rating	1458	1439
Processor Number	G6960
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$83
Price now		$82.88
Value for money (0-100)		6.71
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 GHz
Bus Speed	2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size	81 mm2	117 mm
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.6°C
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz	3.3 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	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	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)