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Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Benchmarks for the Intel Pentium G6950 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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

This is a fairly old CPU that is no longer competitive with newer CPUs. [More ...]


Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1156

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 2 Threads: 2

Typical TDP: 73 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L1 Data Cache: 2 x 32 KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 256 KB
L3 Cache: 3 MB

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

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q1 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 32.64

Overall Rank:
3742nd fastest in multithreading out of 5094 CPUs
3168th fastest in single threading out of 5094 CPUs
1136th fastest in out of 1440 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $37.93 USD (2024-11-15)

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
1238
Single Thread Rating
1109

Samples: 86*
*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 Math4,705 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math3,046 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers8 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting3,057 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption270.4 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression22,268 KBytes/Sec
Physics128 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions768 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread1,109 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 26th of April 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 21st of April 2025


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

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 21st of April 2025.

MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$37.93 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.com$82.63 USDBuy Now!
BestBuy.comNACPU Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-13900K
 58,725
Intel Core i9-12900K
 41,321
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 39,043
Intel Core i7-12700K
 34,487
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 22,129
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 21,868
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 18,182
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 17,711
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,650
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,144
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
 1,238
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i9-13900K
 147.18
Intel Core i9-12900K
 131.75
Intel Core i7-12700K
 84.32
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
 32.64
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 NA
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 NA
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-13900K
 4,612
Intel Core i9-12900K
 4,141
Intel Core i7-12700K
 4,018
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,903
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz
 3,836
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,680
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
 3,470
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
 3,363
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz
 2,922
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
 2,563
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
 1,109
Last 5 Baselines for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL2288712 - Dec 20 2024
2035
BL2288684 - Dec 20 2024
2021
BL5053767 - Dec 14 2023
1455
BL1911605 - Sep 25 2023
1398
BL1902929 - Sep 13 2023
1354
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
 1,238
AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs Intel Pentium G6950
 1,170 (-5.5%)
AMD Athlon II X2 240e vs Intel Pentium G6950
 1,007 (-18.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 215 vs Intel Pentium G6950
 994 (-19.7%)
AMD Phenom II X2 545 vs Intel Pentium G6950
 1,222 (-1.3%)
AMD Phenom II X2 B55 vs Intel Pentium G6950
 1,204 (-2.8%)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 6000+ vs Intel Pentium G6950
 936 (-24.4%)
AMD Phenom II X2 550 vs Intel Pentium G6950
 1,155 (-6.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs Intel Pentium G6950
 1,126 (-9.0%)
AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core vs Intel Pentium G6950
 1,002 (-19.1%)
Intel Core2 Duo E6700 @ 2.66GHz vs Intel Pentium G6950
 990 (-20.0%)
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz vs Intel Pentium G6950
 932 (-24.7%)
AMD Athlon II X2 270 vs Intel Pentium G6950
 1,316 (+6.3%)

Is the Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 27th of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D
 12,401
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
 12,168
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
 11,300
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D
 10,844
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K
 10,614
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D
 10,513
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
 10,292
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
 9,816
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K
 9,685
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K
 9,528
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF
 9,411
Intel Core Ultra 5 235
 9,295
Intel Pentium G6950 @ 2.80GHz
 226