Athlon 64 X2 5800+ vs Pentium G6950

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6950 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2592	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.03	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Clarkdale (2010−2011)	Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release date	7 January 2010 (14 years ago)	April 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$60	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6950 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Die size	81 mm2	126 mm2
Maximum core temperature	73 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382 million	154 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6950 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 configuration	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1156	AM2
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	89 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6950 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium G6950 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 Athlon 64 X2 5800+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	no data
Maximum memory size	16.38 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD

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Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6950 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+ integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

2

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6950 and Athlon 64 X2 5800+.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

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Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	32 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	73 Watt	89 Watt

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