Intel Pentium G6960 vs AMD Phenom II X4 830

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G6960 and AMD Phenom II X4 830 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 Phenom II X4 830

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G6960

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
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 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1264 vs 1084
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1957 vs 1838

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs September 2009
Maximum frequency	2.93 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	73 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1264 vs 1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1957 vs 1838

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 830

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 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2070 vs 1293
Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5258 vs 3379

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 - CPU mark	2070 vs 1293
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	5258 vs 3379

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G6960
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 830

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1264

1084

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1293

2070

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1957

1838

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3379

5258

Name	Intel Pentium G6960	AMD Phenom II X4 830
PassMark - Single thread mark	1264	1084
PassMark - CPU mark	1293	2070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1957	1838
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3379	5258

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium G6960	AMD Phenom II X4 830
Essentials
Architecture codename	Clarkdale	Deneb
Launch date	January 2011	September 2009
Place in performance rating	1458	1468
Processor Number	G6960
Series	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$79.95
Value for money (0-100)		12.66
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.93 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	2.93 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)