Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 73 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G6950 @ 2.80GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 13.43

Overall Rank: 2980

Last Price Change: $79.00 USD (2023-01-15)

Average CPU Mark

1061

Single Thread Rating: 1035
Samples: 80*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 1,821
Thread: 1,157

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Integer Math	3,855 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	2,786 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	7 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	3 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	227.5 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	20.4 MBytes/Sec
Physics	124 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	569 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,035 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2023

Not Enough Data from Current Version of PerformanceTest to Create Distribution Graph.

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2023.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$79.00 USD	Buy Now!
	$82.63 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz		1,061

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz		13.43
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz		1,035

Last 4 Baselines for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1512212 - Feb 08 2022		767
BL1478548 - Dec 12 2021		751
BL1370980 - Feb 15 2021		1301
BL1367723 - Feb 08 2021		1294

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz		1,061
AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,028 (-3.1%)
AMD Athlon II X2 235e vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,084 (+2.2%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium G6950		960 (-9.5%)
Intel Pentium E5400 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G6950		946 (-10.8%)
Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.60GHz vs Intel Pentium G6950		903 (-14.9%)
Intel Celeron E3300 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Pentium G6950		822 (-22.5%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5050e vs Intel Pentium G6950		809 (-23.7%)
AMD A4-3400 APU vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,077 (+1.5%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ vs Intel Pentium G6950		845 (-20.4%)
AMD Athlon Dual Core 5000B vs Intel Pentium G6950		835 (-21.3%)
Intel Pentium G630 @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,286 (+21.2%)
AMD Athlon II X2 250e vs Intel Pentium G6950		1,155 (+8.9%)

Is the Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz		269

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