Athlon II X2 255 vs Pentium G6950

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G6950
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.78
+5.4%
Athlon II X2 255
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.74

Pentium G6950 outperforms Athlon II X2 255 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6950 and Athlon II X2 255 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26392679
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.030.02
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.011.08
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Regor (2009−2013)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)25 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60$60

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Pentium G6950 has 50% better value for money than Athlon II X2 255.

Detailed specifications

Pentium G6950 and Athlon II X2 255 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)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size81 mm2117 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 million410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6950 and Athlon II X2 255 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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156AM3
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6950 and Athlon II X2 255. 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
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Pentium G6950 and Athlon II X2 255 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 II X2 255 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 II X2 255. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
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 HDno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6950 and Athlon II X2 255 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6950 and Athlon II X2 255.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no 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.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium G6950 0.78
+5.4%
Athlon II X2 255 0.74

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.

Pentium G6950 1238
+5.4%
Athlon II X2 255 1175

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
+4.8%
Athlon II X2 255 293

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
+30.5%
Athlon II X2 255 403

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 0.74
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G6950 has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon II X2 255, on the other hand, has 12.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G6950 and Athlon II X2 255.


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