Athlon X2 BE-2350 vs Pentium G6950

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G6950
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 73 Watt
0.78
+111%
Athlon X2 BE-2350
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.37

Pentium G6950 outperforms Athlon X2 BE-2350 by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G6950 and Athlon X2 BE-2350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26393038
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.010.78
Architecture codenameClarkdale (2010−2011)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)October 2007 (17 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$60no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G6950 and Athlon X2 BE-2350 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size81 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G6950 and Athlon X2 BE-2350 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
SocketFCLGA1156AM2
Power consumption (TDP)73 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6950 and Athlon X2 BE-2350. 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 X2 BE-2350 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 X2 BE-2350 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 X2 BE-2350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
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 X2 BE-2350 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6950 and Athlon X2 BE-2350.

PCIe version2.0no data
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
+111%
Athlon X2 BE-2350 0.37

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
+109%
Athlon X2 BE-2350 591

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.78 0.37
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 73 Watt 45 Watt

Pentium G6950 has a 110.8% higher aggregate performance score, and a 103.1% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon X2 BE-2350, on the other hand, has 62.2% lower power consumption.

The Pentium G6950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 BE-2350 in performance tests.


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