3015e vs Pentium G6950

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G6950
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.71

3015e outperforms Pentium G6950 by a whopping 110% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking28732311
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency0.4110.50
DesignerIntelAMD
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Pollock (Zen) (2020)
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)4 August 2020 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6950 and 3015e basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)192 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography32 nm14 nm
Die size81 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature73 °C105 °C
Number of transistors382 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6950 and 3015e compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1156FT5
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6950 and 3015e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G6950 and 3015e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G6950 and 3015e are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6950 and 3015e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory size16.38 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HDAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 600 MHz)

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6950 and 3015e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6950 and 3015e.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Pentium G6950 0.71
3015e 1.49
+110%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Pentium G6950 1252
Samples: 87
3015e 2621
+109%
Samples: 52

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G6950 307
3015e 539
+75.6%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G6950 526
3015e 992
+88.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 1.49
Recency 7 January 2010 4 August 2020
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 6 Watt

3015e has a 109.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more threads, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 1116.7% lower power consumption.

The AMD 3015e is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Pentium G6950 in performance tests.

Note that Pentium G6950 is a desktop processor while 3015e is a notebook one.

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