V-Series V105 vs Pentium G6950
Aggregate performance score
Pentium G6950 outperforms V-Series V105 by a whopping 457% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Pentium G6950 and V-Series V105 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2640 | 3338 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD V-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | 1.47 |
| Architecture codename | Clarkdale (2010−2011) | no data |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Pentium G6950 and V-Series V105 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 2000 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 73 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium G6950 and V-Series V105 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1156 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 9 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G6950 and V-Series V105. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| 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 |
Security technologies
Pentium G6950 and V-Series V105 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 V-Series V105 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G6950 and V-Series V105. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| 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 | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G6950 and V-Series V105 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G6950 and V-Series V105.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.78 | 0.14 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 12 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 73 Watt | 9 Watt |
Pentium G6950 has a 457.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
V-Series V105, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 711.1% lower power consumption.
The Pentium G6950 is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V105 in performance tests.
Note that Pentium G6950 is a desktop processor while V-Series V105 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium G6950 and V-Series V105, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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