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Intel Pentium G6960 vs AMD Athlon II X2 260

The Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 260 also around 17% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. However, Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz uses around 12% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 455 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz×AMD Athlon II X2 260+ ADD
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Socket TypeLGA1156AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.9 GHz3.2 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB,
TDP73W65W
Yearly Running Cost$13.32$11.86
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2011Q3 2010
# of Samples20435
CPU Value0.095.8
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1279(0.0%)12593(-1.6%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1433(0.0%)1196(-16.6%)
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3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
1,433
AMD Athlon II X2 260
1,196
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
NA
AMD Athlon II X2 260
95.8
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 14th of March 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz
1,279
AMD Athlon II X2 260
1,259
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
Intel Pentium G6960 @ 2.93GHz AMD Athlon II X2 260
Max TDP73W65W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.150.13
Running cost per day$0.036$0.033
Power consumption per year (kWh)53.347.5
Running cost per year$13.32$11.86
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.