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AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium G6950

The Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz is newer than AMD Athlon II X2 240e also around 19% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing but the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. However, Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz uses around 47% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 200 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.

×AMD Athlon II X2 240e×Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz+ ADD
Price Search Online $37.93 - BUY
Socket TypeAM3LGA1156
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores2 (Threads: 2)2 (Threads: 2)
CacheL1: 256KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 128KB, L2: 0.5MB, L3: 3MB
TDP45W73W
Yearly Running Cost$8.21$13.32
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2009Q1 2010
# of Samples11486
CPU Value26.632.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)10973(-1.1%)1109(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1007(-18.7%)1238(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
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 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 240e
1,007
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
1,238
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X2 240e
26.6
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
32.6
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X2 240e
1,097
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
1,109
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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.
AMD Athlon II X2 240e Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
Max TDP45W73W
Power consumption per day (kWh)0.090.15
Running cost per day$0.022$0.036
Power consumption per year (kWh)32.953.3
Running cost per year$8.21$13.32
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.